Organizational entrainment and international new ventures from emerging markets

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-119

  Khavul, Susanna ^a   Pérez Nordtvedt, Liliana ^a   Wood, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Emerging markets; International entrepreneurship; New venture performance; Organizational entrainment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449650666     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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