The M Curve and the Performance of Spanish International New Ventures

British Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages

  Almodóvar, Paloma ^a   Rugman, Alan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84891545289     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12022     Document Type: Article

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