Global supplier without a global brand name: A case study of Hong Kong’s electronics industry

Asian Journal of Social Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 476-500

  Lam, Richard Cheung ^a   Kwok, Hong Kin ^b  

^a Hong Kong Shue Yan College   (Hong Kong)

^b LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURED EXPORT; MANUFACTURING;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 15844381535     PISSN: 15684849     EISSN: 15685314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568531043584809     Document Type: Article

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