How network strategies and institutional transitions evolve in Asia

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 321-336

  Peng, Mike W ^a,c   Zhou, Jessie Qi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Strategic Management Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Evolution; Institutional transitions; Network strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944476815     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-005-4113-0     Document Type: Review

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