Conflict management styles: The differences among the Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-41

  Kim, Tae Yeol ^a   Wang, Chongwei ^b   Kondo, Mari ^c,d   Kim, Tae Hyun ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Asian Institute of Management   (Philippines)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Conflict management; Japan; National cultures; Organizational conflict; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547478883     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10444060710759309     Document Type: Article

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