Entrepreneurial orientation, social capital, and the internationalization of SMES: Evidence from China

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-210

  Zhang, Xiao ^a   Ma, Xufei ^b   Wang, Yue ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84863126949     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.21451     Document Type: Article

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