Cultural identities of Chinese business: Networks of the shark-fin business in Hong Kong

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 343-359

  Cheung, Gordon C K ^a   Chang, Chak Yan ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Consumption; Foodway; Guanxi; Hong Kong; Networks; Shark fin

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUSINESS; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL TRADITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MARKET; RESEARCH WORK;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 79960771482     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380903461623     Document Type: Article

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