Understanding decisions to internationalize by small and medium-sized firms located in an emerging market

Management International Review

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 537-563

  Fabian, Frances ^a   Molina, Henry ^b   Labianca, Giuseppe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ICESI   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Emerging markets; Internationalize; MNEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955044846     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-009-0007-6     Document Type: Article

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