Understanding business group performance in an emerging economy: Acquiring resources and capabilities in order to prosper

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 183-206

  Yiu, Daphne ^a   Bruton, Garry D ^b   Lu, Yuan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 13444301413     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2005.00493.x     Document Type: Review

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