Strategic implications of global integration and local responsiveness for Chinese multinationals: An area for future study

Management Research News

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 922-940

  Fan, Di ^a   Nyland, Chris ^a   Zhu, Cherrie Jiuhua ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Globalization; International business; Management strategy; Multinational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749116013     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170810920639     Document Type: Article

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