Perceptions of the mutual obligations between employees and employers: A comparative study of new generation IT professionals in China and the United States

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-64

  King, Ruth C ^a   Bu, Nailin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Employee employer obligations; IT professionals in developing country; Psychological contract

Indexed keywords

EID: 12944314764     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519042000295948     Document Type: Article

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