Control mechanisms, key personnel appointment, control and performance of Sino-Singaporean joint ventures

International Business Review

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 351-375

  Wang, Pien ^a   Wee, Chow Hou ^a   Koh, Peck Hiong ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Blk 442 Ang Mokio A   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Control; Control mechanisms; Performance; Personnel appointment; Sino Singaporean joint ventures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002525895     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-5931(98)00020-1     Document Type: Article

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