Subsidiary staffing in multinational enterprises: Agency, resources, and performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 728-739

  Gong, Yaping ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0742286719     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30040664     Document Type: Article

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