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Evolution, Strategy, Typology and Challenges

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Pangarkar, N. (2004). The Asian Multinational Corporation. In: Leung, K., White, S. (eds) Handbook of Asian Management. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-7932-X_6

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