A dynamic perspective to the internationalization of small-medium enterprises

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 236-251

  Kamakura, Wagner A ^a   Ramón Jerónimo, María A ^b   Gravel, Julio D Vecino ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exporting; Foreign diversification; Globalization; Internationalization; Small medium enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857052428     PISSN: 00920703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11747-011-0267-0     Document Type: Article

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