Social networks and the internationalization of Chinese entrepreneurs

Global Business and Organizational Excellence

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-78

  Xie, Yu Henry ^a   Amine, Lyn S ^b  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^b University in St Louis   (United States)

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EID: 70350125923     PISSN: 19322054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joe.20299     Document Type: Article

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