An inquiry into born global firms’ learning process: a case study of information technology- based SMEs

Handbook of Research on Born Globals

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 71-95

  Rialp, Alex ^a   Sánchez, Inmaculada Galván ^b   García, Minerva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84881931781     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9780857938046.00015     Document Type: Chapter

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