Feeling trusted by business leaders in China: Antecedents and the mediating role of value congruence

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-340

  Lau, Dora C ^a   Liu, Jun ^b   Fu, Ping Ping ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Renmin Business School   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese managers; Feeling trusted; Value congruence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547356494     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-006-9026-z     Document Type: Article

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