The role of the state in explaining the internationalization of emerging market enterprises

British Journal of Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-62

  Hong, Junjie ^a   Wang, Chengqi ^b   Kafouros, Mario ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84921027204     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12059     Document Type: Article

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