Understanding the pace, scale and pattern of firm internationalization: An extension of the 'born global' concept

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 701-721

  Taylor, Murray ^a   Jack, Robert ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

born global firms; international strategy for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); rapid internationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883423798     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242611431992     Document Type: Article

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