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The impact of market uncertainty on international SME performance

Shahab Sharfaei1 Faculty of Business Administration, Prague University of Economics and Business, Prague, Czech Republic;2 Faculty of Management, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia;3 School of Business, University of New York in Prague, Prague, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jeen Wei Ong2 Faculty of Management, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, MalaysiaView further author information
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Adedapo O. Ojo4 Faculty of Business and Law, Coventry University, Coventry, UKView further author information
Article: 2198160 | Received 05 Oct 2022, Accepted 29 Mar 2023, Published online: 09 Apr 2023

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