Subsidiary technology upgrading and international technology transfer, with reference to China

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 451-469

  Medcof, John W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; International technology transfer; Subsidiary upgrading

Indexed keywords

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34250850842     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380701292006     Document Type: Review

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