International entrepreneurship, born globals and the theory of effectuation

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 627-643

  Andersson, Svante ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Born globals; Case studies; Causation; Effectuation; Entrepreneurialism; International business; International entrepreneurship; Internationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051676908     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626001111155745     Document Type: Article

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