Turning social capital into business: A study of the internationalization of biotech SMEs

International Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 194-212

  Lindstrand, Angelika ^a   Melén, Sara ^a   Nordman, Emilia Rovira ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biotech SMEs; High tech SMEs; Internationalization process; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952454110     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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