Export Assistance: The Way Back and Forward An Empirical Investigati

“Born global” (BG) firms have attracted many researchers throughout the last decade. The emergence of this phenomenon initially posed a serious challenge to the validity and applicability of the traditional “stage” theory of internationalization; however,

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Anisur R. Faroque Department of Management 5NIVERSITYOF#ANTERBURY #HRISTCHURCH .EW:EALAND [email protected]

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Foreword

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Preface

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