Conducting business in Vietnam: A brief for international managers

Global Business and Organizational Excellence

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 55-78

  Mai, Anh ^a   Bilbard, Laurent ^a   Som, Ashok ^a  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

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EID: 65549098226     PISSN: 19322054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joe.20259     Document Type: Article

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