Broken links: Absorptive Capacity and the internationalisation process of high-tech companies

World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-165

  Sedoglavich, Vesna ^a   Akoore, Michéle E M ^a   Pavlovich, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; AC; High tech SMEs; Internationalisation process; Organisational capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 62549132529     PISSN: 17460573     EISSN: 17460581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WREMSD.2009.023759     Document Type: Article

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