Chinese business style in three regions: An exploratory study of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

Challenges for China's Development: An Enterprise Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 156-172

  Fang, Tony ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SABEC (Sweden Asia Business Education Centre)   (Sweden)

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EID: 77957994933     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203479339     Document Type: Chapter

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