Internationalization of China's private-sector MNEs: An analysis of the motivations for foreign affiliate formation

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-182

  Ning, Lutao ^a   Sutherland, Dylan ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84857315684     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.21449     Document Type: Article

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