Business and management in China: A review of empirical research in leading international journals

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-384

  Quer, Diego ^a   Claver, Enrique ^a   Rienda, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business and management; China; Contributions; Review of empirical research

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547248317     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-007-9040-9     Document Type: Article

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