Internationalization of small high-tech firms: The role of information technology

European Perspectives in Marketing

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 85-105

  Aspelund, Arild ^a   Moen, Øystein ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

High tech firms; Information technology; Internationalization; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917269219     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1300/J037v13n02_05     Document Type: Chapter

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