Cooperative Internationalization of SMEs: Self-commitment as a Success Factor for International Entrepreneurship

Matthias Fink; Rainer Harms; Sascha Kraus

doi:10.1016/j.emj.2008.09.003

Cooperative Internationalization of SMEs: Self-commitment as a Success Factor for International Entrepreneurship

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Cooperative Internationalization of SMEs: Self-commitment as a Success Factor for International Entrepreneurship. / Fink, Matthias; Harms, Rainer; Kraus, Sascha.

In: European Management Journal, Vol. 26, No. 6, 12.2008, p. 429-440.

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