International market development through networks: The case of the Ayrshire knitwear sector

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 297-312

  Johnsen, Rhona E ^a   Johnsen, Thomas E ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internationalisation; Marketing; Networks; Small to medium sized enterprises; Textiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986079081     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559910306114     Document Type: Article

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