Effects of relationship values and goal interdependence on guanxi between foreign managers and Chinese employees

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2440-2468

  Yi Feng, Nancy Chen ^a   Tjosvold, Dean ^a   Peiguan, Wu ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 52649180628     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00399.x     Document Type: Review

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