Guanxi management as complex adaptive systems: A case study of Taiwanese ODI in China

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 419-432

  Wong, Meiling ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIN YI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Culture; Guanxi

Indexed keywords

EID: 74149085081     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0093-1     Document Type: Article

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