Competitor networks: International competitiveness through collaboration: The case of small freight forwarders in the High-Tech Forwarder Network

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 239-253

  Bernal, Sandra Marcela Herrera ^a   Burr, Caroline ^b   Johnsen, Rhona E ^b  

^a Royal Cargo de Colombia Ltd   (Colombia)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freight forwarding; International trade; Networks; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132038     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550210448348     Document Type: Article

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