Demographic effects of work values and their management implications

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 875-885

  Li, Wanxian ^a   Liu, Xinmei ^a   Wan, Weiwu ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Demographic effect; Individual difference; Work value

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349139712     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9554-6     Document Type: Article

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