Transformation of State-owned Enterprises in China: A Strategic Action Model

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-86

  Jing, Runtian ^a   Mcdermott, E Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration level; Political skill; State owned enterprise; Strategic action; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874539392     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8784.2012.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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