Structural inertia, imitation, and foreign expansion: South Korean firms and business groups in China, 1987-95

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 509-525

  Guillén, Mauro F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036018707     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3069378     Document Type: Article

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