Context, Comparison, and Methodology in Chinese Management Research

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-73

  Child, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Co evolution; Comparison; Context; Ideational systems; Material systems; Methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350303281     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8784.2008.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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