Collaborate at Home to Win Abroad: How Does Access to Local Network Resources Influence Export Behavior?

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 167-182

  Boehe, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 84875255884     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12013     Document Type: Article

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