Early internationalization: A transaction cost economics and structural embeddedness perspective

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-340

  Schwens, Christian ^a   Kabst, Ruediger ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early internationalization; Structural embeddedness; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449197943     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: 15737349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-009-0043-0     Document Type: Article

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