The standardisation versus adaptation decision of “successful” SMEs: Findings from a survey of winners of the Queen's Award for Export

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-200

  Crick, Dave ^a   Bradshaw, Robert ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Export; Samll to medium sized businesses; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993083659     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006682     Document Type: Review

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