Internationalization of knowledge-intensive SMEs: The role of network relationships in the entry to a psychically distant market

International Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-59

  Ojala, Arto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case study; Finland; Internationalization; Japan; Knowledge intensive firms; Market entry; Networks; Psychic distance; Software firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549099936     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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