The internationalization of a production network and the replication dilemma: Building supplier networks in mainland China

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 355-380

  Brookfield, Jonathan ^a   Liu, Ren Jye ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

China; Internationalization; Machine tools; Production networks; Replication

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944461096     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-005-4115-y     Document Type: Review

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