Autonomy of foreign R & D units in an emerging market: An information processing perspective

Management International Review

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 349-378

  Luo, Yadong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 33846786972     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-006-0051-4     Document Type: Article

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