Career success networks in China: Sex differences in network composition and social exchange practices

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 381-403

  Bu, Nailin ^a   Roy, Jean Paul ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Guanxi; Homophily; Sex difference; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944473451     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-005-4116-x     Document Type: Review

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