Manufacture upgrade And interfirm relationship development: The case of electronics firms in the Pearl River Delta

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 507-525

  Eng, Teck Yong ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interfirm relationship development; Manufacture upgrade; OEM ODM OBM

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MANUFACTURING; NETWORKING;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 77951661523     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380802461419     Document Type: Article

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