Antecedents and outcomes of employees' trust in Chinese joint ventures

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 481-499

  Wong, Yui Tim ^a   Ngo, Hang Yue ^b   Wong, Chi Sum ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese management; Organizational citizenship behavior; Subordinate supervisor guanxi; Trust in organization; Trust in supervisor; Turnover intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444491545     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026391009543     Document Type: Article

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