International market development: New patterns in SMEs international market behaviour?

Marketing Intelligence & Planning

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 319-329

  Rundh, bo ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

International business; International marketing; Marketing strategy; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986043625     PISSN: 02634503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005649     Document Type: Article

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