International marketing strategy in the electronics industry: A follow–up investigation of UK SMEs 18 months after the export withdrawal decision

Journal of Strategic Marketing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-292

  Crick, Dave ^a   Chaudhry, Shiv ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Export; Internationalisation; Public policy; Smes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349621931     PISSN: 0965254X     EISSN: 14664488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09652540600856469     Document Type: Article

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