Internationalization and innovation as resources for SME growth in foreign markets: A focus on textile and clothing firms in the campania region

International Studies of Management and Organization

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-41

  Zucchella, Antonella ^a   Siano, Alfonso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

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EID: 84896992516     PISSN: 00208825     EISSN: 15580911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825440102     Document Type: Article

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