Exporting barriers: Insights from Portuguese small- and medium-sized exporters and non-exporters

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 254-272

  Pinho, José Carlos ^a   Martins, Lurdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Barriers to export; Internationalization; Portugal; Small and medium enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954762601     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: 15737349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-010-0046-x     Document Type: Article

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