Competitive priorities of manufacturing firms for internationalization: An empirical research

Measuring Business Excellence

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 44-55

  Zeng, Sai Xing ^a   Xie, X M ^a   Tam, C M ^b   Wan, T W ^a  

^a Shanghai   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Competitive strategy; International business; Manufacturing industries

Indexed keywords

EID: 52049108039     PISSN: 13683047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13683040810900395     Document Type: Article

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