Work goals among male and female business students in Canada and China: The effects of culture and gender

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 166-183

  Bu, Nailin ^a   McKeen, Carol A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Culture; Gender; Women; Work goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345861015     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190010014575     Document Type: Article

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