The influence of Confucian ideology on conflict in Chinese family business

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-17

  Yan, Jun ^a,c   Sorenson, Ritch L ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese family business; Conflict; Confucianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644639301     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595804041521     Document Type: Article

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