Born globals and international business: Evolution of a field of research

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 27-35

  Zander, Ivo ^a   McDougall Covin, Patricia ^b   L Rose, Elizabeth ^c,d,e  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^e INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT UDAIPUR   (India)

Author keywords

born globals; Decade Award; entrepreneurship; international new venture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920551089     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2014.60     Document Type: Review

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