Network development and firm growth: A resource-based study of B2B Born Globals

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 792-804

  Sepulveda, Fabian ^a   Gabrielsson, Mika ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Born Global; Business to Business; International New Venture; Networks; Strategic resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884160814     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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