The 'third way': The future of work and organization in a 'corporatized' Chinese economy

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 314-330

  Hassard, John ^a   Morris, Jonathan ^b   Sheehan, Jackie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese management; HRM change; Ownership form

Indexed keywords

FIRM OWNERSHIP; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 1642377943     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000158536     Document Type: Article

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