Exporting intensity, human capital and business ownership experience

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 367-387

  Robson, Paul J A ^a   Akuetteh, Charles K ^a   Westhead, Paul ^a   Wright, Mike ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghana; habitual entrepreneurs; international opportunity exploitation; serial and portfolio entrepreneurs; Two step Heckman

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861802153     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242610364426     Document Type: Article

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