The myth of the dragon: Operations management in today's China

Business Horizons

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-183

  Flynn, Barbara B ^a   Zhao, Xiande ^b   Roth, Aleda ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Direct foreign investment; Global manufacturing; Manufacturing; Operations management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947321455     PISSN: 00076813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2006.12.003     Document Type: Note

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