The impact of managerial networking intensity and market-based strategies on firm growth during institutional upheaval: A study of small and medium-sized enterprises in a transition economy

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-307

  Danis, Wade M ^a   Chiaburu, Dan S ^b   Lyles, Marjorie A ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive strategies of local emerging market firms; Entrepreneurship business strategy; Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); Strategic change; Transitional economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849091148     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.45     Document Type: Article

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