Type A behaviour at work - An empirical study of Taiwanese managers and entrepreneurs

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2147-2160

  Wong, Amy Lai Yu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Age; Chinese culture; Gender and occupation; Taiwanese managers and entrepreneurs; Type A B behaviour; Work behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144466622     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500315166     Document Type: Article

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