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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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