Guanxi networks and job mobility in China and Singapore

Social Forces

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 981-1005

  Bian, Yanjie ^a   Ang, Soon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE RELATIONS; GUANXI NETWORKS; LABOUR MARKET;

CHINA; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0031431688     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/75.3.981     Document Type: Article

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