Motivation to manage in China: Implications for strategic HRM

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 204-222

  Ebrahimi, Bahman P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CHINA;

EID: 0032723660     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602389900000010     Document Type: Article

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