Ownership decisions in Chinese outward FDI: An integrated conceptual framework and research agenda

Asian Business and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-324

  Cui, Lin ^a   Jiang, Fuming ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 70450171060     PISSN: 14724782     EISSN: 14769328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/abm.2009.7     Document Type: Article

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