Internationalising high-technology-based UK firms’ information-gathering activities

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 84-94

  Jones, Marian V ^a   Crick, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exports; Information; Overseas trade; Surveys; Technology led strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992978633     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000410519128     Document Type: Article

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