The effects of the institutional environment on the internationalization of chinese firms

China Rules: Globalization and Political Transformation

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 46-68

  Ge, Gloria L ^a   Ding, Daniel Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85004064332     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230274181     Document Type: Chapter

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