Recent changes in Korea's business environment: Views of foreign business people in Korea

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-94

  Kwon, O Yul ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business environment; Foreigners' view; Korea; Survey

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 32144437121     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380500391355     Document Type: Article

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