Identification of Determinants for Globalization of SMEs using
Multi-Layer Perceptron Neural Networks
Keywords: Exporting Status, Globalization, Internationalization, Multi-Layer Perceptron, Neural
Network, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology
Volume 35 , Issue 1
UMAR DRAZ , MIRZA JAHANZAIB , GHULAM ASGHAR ,
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