Doing business in China - the art of war?

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 272-282

  Keen Pang, Chee ^a   Roberts, Diane ^a   Sutton, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84986120037     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596119810240889     Document Type: Article

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