Looking back, going forward: reflecting on research into the SME internationalisation process

Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-41

  Mcauley, Andrew ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

International business; Research work; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878240134     PISSN: 14715201     EISSN: 1471521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14715201011060858     Document Type: Article

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