Singapore’s regionalization blueprint: A case of strategic management, state enterprise network and selective intervention

Journal of Transnational Management Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 13-36

  Yeoh, Caroline ^a   Sin, Koh Chee ^a   Jialing, Charmaine Cai ^a  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Industrial parks; Regionalization; Singapore; State enterprise networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023901995     PISSN: 10686061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J130v09n04_03     Document Type: Article

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