The impact of transport costs on new venture internationalisation

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-89

  Naudé, Wim ^a   Matthee, Marianne ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Exports; International entrepreneurship; Internationalisation; Trade logistics; Transport costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951773345     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: 15737349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-010-0066-6     Document Type: Article

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