Doing business in the 21st century with the new generation of chinese managers: A study of generational shifts in work values in China

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 415-427

  Ralston, David A ^a   Egri, Carolyn P ^b   Stewart, Sally ^c   Terpstra, Robert H ^d   Kaicheng, Yu ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^e DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 0033440543     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490077     Document Type: Article

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