Motivation to manage in China and Hong Kong: A gender comparison of managers

Sex Roles

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 433-453

  Ebrahimi, Bahman P ^a   Young, Sandra A ^a   Luk, Vivienne W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 0035438267     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014369817131     Document Type: Article

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