Rewards-allocation preferences of Chinese employees in the new millennium: The effects of ownership reform, collectivism, and goal priority

Organization Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 221-231

  He, Wei ^a   Chen, Chao C ^b   Zhang, Lihua ^c  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese state owned enterprises; Collectivism; Rewards allocation preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442421203     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1030.0049     Document Type: Review

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