Internationalization process of Spanish small firms: Strategies, transactions and barriers

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 420-441

  Arranz, Nieves ^a   de Arroyabe, J Carlos Fdez ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b ESIC BUSINESS MARKETING SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Market; Proactive and reactive strategy; Spanish SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649084585     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242609334968     Document Type: Article

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