An internalization approach to joint ventures: Coca-Cola in China

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-58

  Mok, Vincent ^a   Dai, Xiudian ^b   Yeung, Godfrey ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOINT VENTURE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TRANSACTION COST;

CHINA;

EID: 0036769392     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713999168     Document Type: Article

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