Dealing with non-market stakeholders in the international market: Case studies of US-based multinational enterprises in China

Singapore Management Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-88

  Gao, Yongqiang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Multinational enterprises; Non governmental organisations; Non market stakeholders; Stakeholder theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447092321     PISSN: 01295977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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