Downsizing the danwei: Chinese state-enterprise reform and the surplus labour question

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1441-1455

  Hassard, John ^a   Morris, Jonathan ^a   Sheehan, Jackie ^a   Yuxin, Xiao ^a  

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Author keywords

China; Labour unrest; Restructuring; State owned enterprises; Steel industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749240725     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190600804648     Document Type: Article

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