Rational or demoralized responses to work restructuring in Hong Kong?

Human Relations

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-247

  Cheung, Chau Kiu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Demoralization; Job training; Loyalty exit voice model; Organizational loyalty; Voicing discontent; Work restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 17644408111     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726705052182     Document Type: Article

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