Empowerment effects across cultures

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-60

  Hui, Michael K ^a   Au, Kevin ^a   Fock, Henry ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Empowerment; Job satisfaction; Power distance; Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942534098     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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