Challenges to the psychological contract in Hong Kong

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 621-651

  Westwood, Robert ^b   Sparrow, Paul ^a   Leung, Alicia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

National culture; Person organization fit; Psychological contract

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009947138     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190122611     Document Type: Article

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