Small firms' motivations for exporting: To earn and learn?

Exporting is an important source of revenues for many small and medium-sized US companies in an emerging global economy. This study of 138 small firms in North Carolina with exporting experience finds that although financial success is a crucial factor, financial gains alone do not fully explain the...

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