Characteristics of Japanese FDI in the East and the West: Understanding the strategic motives of Japanese investment

Journal of World Business

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 254-266

  Pak, Yong Suhk ^a   Park, Young Ryeol ^a  

^a Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Marketing   (South Korea)

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EID: 22944445842     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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