Quality requirements in developing countries

Journal of Economics and Business

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-115

  An, Galina ^a   Puttitanun, Thitima ^b  

^a KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Multinational firms; Quality requirements; Technological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 75449112844     PISSN: 01486195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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