Political constraints, organization design and performance measurement in China's state-owned enterprises

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-177

  O'Connor, Neale G ^a   Deng, Johnny ^b   Luo, Yadong ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Routon Electronic Co Ltd   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 32544434914     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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