A spatial perspective on international work and management: Illustrations from China

Rethinking Work: Time, Space and Discourse

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 165-186

  McGrath Champ, Susan ^a  

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511814624.011     Document Type: Chapter

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