Critical Assess the Use of an Ethnocentric Approach to Appointment of Leadership Roles in Multinational Foreign Subsidiary

Zhuoxi Yu

doi:10.54254/2754-1169/2025.22498

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Received: 23 April 2025

Published: 6 May 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/2025.22498

Article Type: Research Article

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Yu,Z. (2025). Critical Assess the Use of an Ethnocentric Approach to Appointment of Leadership Roles in Multinational Foreign Subsidiary. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,179,33-39.

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