Subcultures in Greater China: A comparison of managerial values in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 369-387

  Cheung, Gordon W ^a   Chow, Irene Hau Siu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0242562240     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015412215053     Document Type: Review

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