Internationalization of a ‘Born-again Global’: How a Family-led Crisis Enabled the Realization of Internationalization Opportunities

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-215

  Janjuha Jivraj, Shaheena ^a   Martin, Lynn ^b   Danko, Adriana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85001823488     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2012.10593569     Document Type: Article

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