Getting the Facts Right on Born Globals
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- Shon Ferguson & Magnus Henrekson & Louise Johannesson, 2021. "Getting the facts right on born globals," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 56(1), pages 259-276, January.
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Keywords
Born globals; Exporting; Firm growth; Globalization; Job creation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
- F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
- M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CSE-2018-05-21 (Economics of Strategic Management)
- NEP-ENT-2018-05-21 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-INT-2018-05-21 (International Trade)
- NEP-SBM-2018-05-21 (Small Business Management)
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