How early opposed to late internationalizers learn: Experience of others and paradigms of interpretation

International Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 509-522

  Schwens, Christian ^a   Kabst, Ruediger ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early internationalization; Entry learning; Imprinting effects; International entrepreneurship; Learning theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249222609     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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