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Student name: YAN SUN Student ID: 02009352 School/Dept.: SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Degree: M A IN MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
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AN ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF ENTRY STRATEGIES IN CHINA’S TELECOMS MARKET: A CASE STUDY OF BT GROUP
Keywords: Entry
Student name: YAN SUN Student ID: 02009352 School/Dept.: SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Degree: M A IN MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
Thesis/Dissertation Title: AN ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF ENTRY STRATEGIES IN CHINA’S TELECOMS MARKET: A CASE STUDY OF BT GROUP Student Agreement: I understand that the University of Bradford has the non-exclusive right to electronically store, copy or translate my thesis/dissertation, in whole or in part, for the purpose of future preservation and accessibility. I certify that the thesis/dissertation submitted is my original work, and that the version submitted is the same as the final version approved by the Examiners. I have made every reasonable effort to obtain permission from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted material to be included in my thesis/dissertation. I am aware that the University may submit copies of student work to a national database set up to detect plagiarism. I understand that the thesis/dissertation may be available electronically to a variety of individuals and institutions via the World Wide Web, including automated search agents. I understand that once the thesis/dissertation has been deposited, metadata relating to my work will be incorporated into the University of Bradford Library Catalogue. The University of Bradford reserves the right to remove any thesis/dissertation from the electronic repository in the event of its content breaching any laws including defamation, libel and copyright.
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Student Signature: YAN SUN Date: 2, September, 2005
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Yan Sun
AN ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF ENTRY STRATEGIES IN CHINA’S TELECOMS MARKET: A CASE STUDY OF BT GROUP
Keywords: Entry
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