Influences on employee preferences for empowerment practices by the "ideal manager" in China

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-110

  Littrell, Romie F ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

China; Employee; Empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845202280     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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