Managerial competencies for middle managers: Some empirical findings from China

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-81

  Qiao, June Xuejun ^a   Wang, Wei ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Box 1443   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Competences; Leadership development; Middle managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449132266     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590910924388     Document Type: Article

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