How well do traditional theories explain the internationalisation of service mnes from small and open economies? - case: national telecommunication companies

Management International Review

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-144

  Laanti, Riku ^a   McDougall, Fred ^a   Baume, Georges ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investments (fdi); Internationalisation process; Market strategy; Operation strategy; Services; Small and open economies (smopecs); Small countries; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049175437     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-008-0128-3     Document Type: Article

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