Resistance to restructuring in Sino-foreign joint ventures: Toward a preliminary model

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-222

  Tsang, Eric W K ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; China; Joint ventures; Organizational restructuring; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037259227     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810310468161     Document Type: Article

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