Strategy in emerging economies and the theory of the firm

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 331-354

  Young, Michael N ^a   Tsai, Terence ^b   Wang, Xinran ^c   Liu, Shubo ^b   Ahlstrom, David ^d  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Institutions; Strategic choices; Theory of the firm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901357504     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-014-9373-0     Document Type: Article

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