Chinese organizations in transition: Changing promotion patterns in the reform era

Organization Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 186-199

  Zhao, Wei ^a   Zhou, Xueguang ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Career; Chinese management; Chinese organization; Economic reform; Promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442492208     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1030.0046     Document Type: Review

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