Differentiation in foreign business relationships: A study on small and medium-sized enterprises after their initial foreign market entry

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-35

  Tolstoy, Daniel ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

differentiation; international entrepreneurship; internationalisation; networks; relationships; strategic flexibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891716548     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242612456571     Document Type: Article

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