Changing faces: Adaptation of highly skilled chinese workers to a high-tech multinational corporation

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-238

  Hughes, Nora L ^a  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Chinese culture; Employee adaptation; Highly skilled workers; Multinational corporations; Trust; Value systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 66749103269     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886309334031     Document Type: Article

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