Firm and Managerial Determinants of the Export Propensity of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Swaziland

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-91

  Obben, James ^a   Magagula, Phumzile ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

developing countries; export propensity; foreign language; logit model; proficiency; small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); Swaziland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998185691     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242603021001722     Document Type: Article

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