Individual-level cultural values as moderators of perceived organizational support-employee outcome relationships in China: Comparing the effects of power distance and traditionality

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 715-729

  Farh, Jiing Lih ^a   Hackett, Rick D ^b   Liang, Jian ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 34547225769     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2007.25530866     Document Type: Article

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