Entry modes of multinational corporations into China's market: A socioeconomic analysis

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 642-660

  Sun, Haishun ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Foreign investment; Market entry; Multinationals

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142708419     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068299910216167     Document Type: Article

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