Acceptance of supervisory direction in typical workplace situations: A comparison of US, Taiwanese and PRC employees

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-152

  Bu, Nailin ^a,d   Craig, Timothy J ^b   Peng, T K ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Culture; Managerial authority; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344793276     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147059580112001     Document Type: Article

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