Strategic Commitment and Timing of Internationalization from Emerging Markets: Evidence from China, India, Mexico, and South Africa

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 252-282

  Wood, Eric ^a   Khavul, Susanna ^b   Perez Nordtvedt, Liliana ^b   Prakhya, Srinivas ^c   Velarde Dabrowski, Raul ^d   Zheng, Congcong ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^d Universidad Panamericana   (Mexico)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953114667     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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