A theoretical comparison of US and Chinese culture and implications for human resource theory and practice

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 338-358

  Yang, Baiyin ^a   Zhang, De ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cross cultural study; human resource theory; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745170537     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2003.003403     Document Type: Article

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