An Exploration of the Use of Language Training in Exporting Firms: Case studies from Northamptonshire

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 216-227

  Macdonald, Sandra ^a   Cook, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992897500     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02690949808726445     Document Type: Article

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