Boundaryless careers? The (in-) voluntary (re-)actions of some Chinese in Hong Kong and Britain

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 809-820

  Pang, Mary ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Boundaryless careers; Britain; Chinese generations; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET;

EID: 0344236411     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000080811     Document Type: Article

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