Winning the war for managerial talent in China

Chinese Economy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 34-57

  Ma, Shaozhuang ^a   Trigo, Virginia ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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EID: 48249123132     PISSN: 10971475     EISSN: 15580954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/CES1097-1475410303     Document Type: Article

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