The effects of relational embeddedness on entrepreneurship: Taiwanese subsidiaries in China

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 453-472

  Tsai, Cheng An ^a   Wen, Chao Tung ^b  

^a SHIH CHIEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

China; Customers; Entrepreneurialism; Subsidiaries; Suppliers; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349638271     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550910983022     Document Type: Article

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