Factors enhancing the choice of higher resource commitment entry modes in international new ventures

International Business Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 648-666

  Ripollés, María ^a   Blesa, Andreu ^a   Monferrer, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial orientation; Entry timing; High resources commitment entry modes; International market orientation; International new ventures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861191767     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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