Knowledge acquisition for the internationalization of the smaller firm: Content and sources

International Business Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 631-647

  Fletcher, Margaret ^a   Harris, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International entrepreneurship; Knowledge acquisition; Learning; Smaller internationalizing firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861188352     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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