International as opposed to domestic new venturing: The moderating role of perceived barriers to internationalization

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 536-562

  Baum, Matthias ^a   Schwens, Christian ^a   Kabst, Ruediger ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

event history analysis; interaction effects; international entrepreneurship; internationalization barriers; new ventures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879952231     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242611428343     Document Type: Article

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