Market orientatio and business performance in the prc a regional comparison

Journal of Global Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 55-89

  Sin, Leo Y M ^a   Tse, Alan C B ^a   Yau, Oliver H M ^b   Lee, Jenny S Y ^b   Chow, Raymond P M ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 3042782931     PISSN: 08911762     EISSN: 15286975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J042v17n02_04     Document Type: Article

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