Mega-sporting events in Asia - Impacts on society, business and management: An introduction

Asian Business and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-162

  Dolles, Harald ^a   Söderman, Sten ^b  

^a German Graduate School of Management and Law (GGS)   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 66849106405     PISSN: 14724782     EISSN: 14769328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/abm.2008.7     Document Type: Editorial

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