Lessons from the Korean Crisis: Policy and Managerial Implications

Long Range Planning

Volumn 40, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 431-445

  Euh, Yoon Dae ^a   Rhee, Jay Hyuk ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DIVERSIFICATION; GLOBALISATION;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CAPITAL FLOW; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GLOBALIZATION; PROFITABILITY; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 34548819921     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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