A study into the international competitiveness of low and high intensity Tanzanian exporting SMEs

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 594-607

  Crick, David ^a   Kaganda, Godwin E ^b   Matlay, Harry ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Entrepreneurialism; International business; International entrepreneurship; Internationalisation; Managerial practices; Small to medium sized enterprises; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051676375     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626001111155727     Document Type: Article

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