Motives of Hong Kong-Japanese international joint ventures in retailing

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 4-12

  Wong, May M l ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84986172418     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590559810201169     Document Type: Article

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