The internal politics of an urban Chinese work community: A case study of employee influence on decision-making at a state-owned factory

China Journal

Volumn , Issue 52, 2004, Pages 1-24

  Unger, Jonathan ^a   Chan, Anita ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 4544267680     PISSN: 13249347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4127882     Document Type: Article

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