Guest editors' introduction to special issue. Turnaround in Asia: Laying the foundation for understanding this unique domain

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 5-24

  Ahlstrom, David ^a   Bruton, Garry D ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutional theory; Strategy; Turnaround

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444290322     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:apjm.0000024075.29719.4f     Document Type: Review

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