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| List of Tables | |
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| List of Figures | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Aims and objectives of the study | |
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| Background of the study | |
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| How was the study conducted? | |
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| What is the intent of the book? | |
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| To whom is this book directed? | |
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| Justification of the study | |
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| Theoretical significance | |
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| The methodological significance | |
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| The practical significance | |
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| Contributions to research | |
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| Rationale for the selection of firms in China | |
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| Philosophical Notions and Framework | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions of constructs and constituents of core competences | |
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| Customer-focused performance and the whole performance system | |
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| Determinants of firm performance from different perspectives | |
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| Summary | |
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| Turbulent Chinese Business Environment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Perspectives and curiosity concerning 'made in China' | |
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| High technology industries in China | |
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| Current situation and future trend of environmental turbulence in high technology industries in China | |
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| Is Chinese business practice shifting the international business model? | |
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| Responses from the transnational companies in China | |
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| Summary | |
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| Constructs and Constituents of Core Competences | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Theoretical framework | |
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| Dimensions of customer-focused performance and their relationships | |
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| The key resource-based determinants and their impacts | |
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| Moderating role of environmental turbulence | |
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| Brief discussion | |
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| Summary | |
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| A Structured Survey in Beijing, Tianjin and Shenzhen | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Research design | |
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| Sampling and data collection | |
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| Questionnaire design and revision | |
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| Operationalization of the constructs | |
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| Survey responses | |
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| Data analysis methods | |
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| Potential problems | |
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| Summary | |
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| Creation of Strategic Flexibility and Core Competence | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Construct validation and relevant measurement models | |
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| Structural equation models building and propositions testing | |
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| Complementary analysis based on the combined data | |
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| Summary and golden rules | |
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| Conclusions and Implications | |
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| Discussions and conclusions | |
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| Contributions and implications | |
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| Directions for future research | |
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| Notes | |
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| References | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |