by importing countries encourage Chinese export-oriented firms to ratchet up their own environmental

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and supply -- Consumer choice : indifference theory -- The cost structure of firms -- Perfect

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measurement of innovation, productivity, and growth -- The national innovation system -- Innovative firms and

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global marketplace. To remain competitive, business firms look for ways of improving their ability to

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. Other authors investigate the characteristics of entrepreneurial family firms across three East Asian

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