Staffing practices in transition: Some empirical evidence from China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 569-597

  Zhu, Cherrie Jiuhua ^a   Dowling, Peter J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

China; Job analysis; Ownership forms; Reforms; Staffing practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346106214     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190110092776     Document Type: Article

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