The evolution of Japanese investment in China: From toys to textiles to business process outsourcing

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-345

  Delios, A ^a   Beamish, P W ^b   Zhao, X ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Japanese multinational enterprises; Sub national investment strategies; Subsidiary development

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; FIRM OWNERSHIP; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; OUTSOURCING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 70449431838     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380802667296     Document Type: Article

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