Dignity in western versus in chinese cultures: Theoretical overview and practical illustrations

Business and Society Review

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 477-504

  Koehn, Daryl ^a   Leung, Alicia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 57649234988     PISSN: 00453609     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8594.2008.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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