Network ties in the international opportunity recognition of family SMEs

International Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 440-453

  Kontinen, Tanja ^a   Ojala, Arto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Family smes; International entrepreneurship; International opportunity recognition; Network ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957820535     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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