A quest for repositioning: The emerging internationalization of Chinese companies

Asian Business and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-142

  Söderman, Sten ^a   Jakobsson, Anders ^b   Soler, Luis ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Sveaskog AB   (Sweden)

^c Saab Avitronics   (Sweden)

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EID: 66849109104     PISSN: 14724782     EISSN: 14769328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.abm.9200247     Document Type: Article

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