The impact of locus of control on job stress, job performance and job satisfaction in Taiwan

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 572-582

  Chen, Jui Chen ^a   Silverthorne, Colin ^b  

^a CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chief executives; Confucianism; Hong Kong; Management styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249149281     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730810906326     Document Type: Article

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