The Role of trustworthiness in maintaining employee commitment during restructuring in China

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 515-533

  Fryxell, Gerald E ^a   Dooley, Robert S ^b   Li, Wing Sun ^c  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

China; Commitment; Restructuring; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 29744466991     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APJM.0000048716.43075.58     Document Type: Article

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