The dynamics of corporate co-evolution: A case study of port development in China

The Dynamics of Corporate Co-Evolution: A Case Study of Port Development in China

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-279

  Child, John ^a   Tse, Kenneth K T ^a,b   Rodrigues, Suzana B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.4337/9781849807449     Document Type: Book

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