Culture in the Hong Kong real-estate profession: A trait approach

Habitat International

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 413-425

  Liu, Anita M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Organisational culture; Real estate

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0033198267     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(99)00015-6     Document Type: Article

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