An unconventional approach to intellectual property protection: The case of an Australian firm transferring shipbuilding technologies to China

Journal of World Business

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-20

  McGaughey, Sara L ^a   Liesch, Peter W ^b   Poulson, Duncan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0009886038     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-9516(99)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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