The management of labour in Japanese manufacturing plants in China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 601-620

  Taylor, Bill ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Industrial relations; Japanese management; Multinational corporations in china

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347573317     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190122913     Document Type: Article

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