The cultural transformation of large Chinese enterprises into internationally competitive corporations: Case studies of Haier and Huawei

Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-83

  Hawes, Colin ^a   Chew, Eng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Corporate culture; Haier; Huawei; Internationalization; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951647337     PISSN: 14765284     EISSN: 14765292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14765284.2011.542886     Document Type: Article

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