Structural and competitive determinants of globally oriented small- and medium-sized enterprises: An empirical analysis

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-86

  Nkongolo Bakenda, Jean Marie ^a   Anderson, Robert ^a   Ito, Jack ^a   Garven, Garnet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural equipment industry; Globalization; Internationalization; LVPLS software; SME

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952241816     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: 15737349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-010-0048-8     Document Type: Article

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