Firm resource and first mover advantages: A case of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China

International Business Review

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 625-645

  Li, Ji ^a   Lam, Kevin C K ^b   Karakowsky, Leonard ^c   Qian, Gongming ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Firm resources; First mover advantages; MNEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041864058     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-5931(03)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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