The evolution of multinational firms from Asia: A longitudinal study of Taiwan's Acer Group

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 321-337

  Li, Peter Ping ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032362628     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534819810225887     Document Type: Article

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