Institutional forces and organizational culture in china: Effects on change schemas, firm commitment and job satisfaction

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 533-550

  Lau, Chung Ming ^a   Tse, David K ^b   Zhou, Nan ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0036746423     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8491030     Document Type: Article

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