Human resource strategies in post-WTO China

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 263-285

  Ahlstrom, David ^a   Foley, Sharon ^b   Young, Michael N ^a   Chan, Eunice S ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Chinese University of Hong Kong ^*

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EID: 26444621430     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20052     Document Type: Review

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