The Regional Strategies of British Multinational Subsidiaries in South East Asia

British Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages

  Nguyen, Quyen T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84891536397     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12006     Document Type: Article

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