SMEs’ Barriers Towards Internationalisation and Assistance Requirements in the UK: Differences Between Exporters and Firms Employing Multiple Modes of Market Entry

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-244

  Crick, Dave ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 62349099649     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2007.10593397     Document Type: Article

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