Institutional antecedents and performance consequences of employment security and career advancement practices: Evidence from the People's Republic of China

Human Resource Management

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-48

  Gong, Yaping ^a   Chang, Song ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 49049110069     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20196     Document Type: Article

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