The influence of relation-based and rule-based regulations on hiring decisions in the Australian and Hong Kong Chinese cultural contexts

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1267-1292

  Sue Chan, Christina ^a   Dasborough, Marie T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hiring decisions; Particularistic ties; Relation based regulation; Rule based regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748360081     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190600756640     Document Type: Article

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