Differences between Small and Medium Sized Exporting and Non-exporting Firms: Nature or Nurture

International Marketing Review

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1989, Pages

  Keng, Kau Ah ^a   Jiuan, Tan Soo ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 7544244815     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000001517     Document Type: Article

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