Hidden Champions - How Young and Small Technology-Oriented Firms Can Attain High Export-Sales Ratios
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Hidden Champions – How Young and Small Technology-Oriented Firms Can Attain High Export-Sales Ratios
Determinants of a firm’s export-sales ratio (degree of internationalisation) are frequently discussed in the literature related to individual firms’ export activities. Stylised facts show a positive relationship between firm size and firm age on the one hand and the firm’s export-sales ratio on the other hand. However, anecdotic evidence and recent empirical results revealed that it is not size...
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عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.913947