Dual-edged tools of trade: How international joint ventures help and hinder capability building of Chinese firms

Journal of World Business

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 463-474

  Li, Jing ^a   Zhou, Changhui ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Capability building; China; Emerging economies; Indigenous firms; International joint ventures

Indexed keywords

EID: 51549114246     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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