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Acknowledgments
e research described in this book is substantially supported by a jointresearch
grant of the Hong Kong Research Grant Council (project no. N_CUHK461/09) and
the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (project no. 70931160446). It is
also supported by an NSFC major program grant (project no. 71090403/71090400).
e authors also acknowledge the support provided by the Indiana University
Center for International Business Education and Research and the Kelley School
of Business.