Internationalization of private firms: Environmental turbulence and organizational strategies and resources

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 501-522

  Westhead, Paul ^a   Wright, Mike ^a   Ucbasaran, Deniz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Exporting; Performance; Resources; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 8744293997     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0898562042000231929     Document Type: Review

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