Early international entrepreneurship in China: Extent and determinants

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-111

  Naudé, Wim ^a   Rossouw, Stephanié ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

China; Entrepreneurship; Exports; International new ventures; Internationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952241522     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: 15737349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-010-0049-7     Document Type: Article

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