Earliness of internationalization and performance outcomes: EXPLORING the moderating effects of venture age and international commitment

Journal of World Business

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 132-142

  Zhou, Lianxi ^a   Wu, Aiqi ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Earliness of internationalization; International commitment; International new venture; Performance outcomes; Venture age

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888022793     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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