The influence of innovation orientation on the internationalisation of SMEs in the service sector

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 777-791

  Meliá, Maria Ripolles ^a   Pérez, Andreu Blesa ^a   Dobón, Salvador Roig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entry mode; Innovation; Internationalisation; Time

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; GLOBALIZATION; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; SERVICE SECTOR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

SPAIN;

EID: 77951193247     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060802342679     Document Type: Article

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