Born globals: A cross-country survey on high-tech start-ups

International Business Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 272-283

  Cannone, Giusy ^a   Ughetto, Elisa ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Born globals; Degree of born globalness; High tech start ups; ICT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888432859     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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