Will China's Multinationals Succeed Globally or Regionally?

European Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 333-343

  Rugman, Alan M ^a   Li, Jing ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese multinationals; Country specific advantages; Firm specific advantages; Knowledge transfer; Regional strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548833035     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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