R&D Activities of Manufacturing Multinationals in China: Structure, Motivations and Regional Differences

China and World Economy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 56-72

  Motohashi, Kazuyuki ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TRADE AND INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; Multinational; R D management

Indexed keywords

EID: 78549240615     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2010.01220.x     Document Type: Article

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