Measurement of modern and traditional self-concepts in Asian transitional economies

Journal of Asia-Pacific Business

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 201-220

  Mai, Nguyen Thi Tuyet ^a   Smith, Kirk ^b   Cao, Johnson R ^c  

^a NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Shanghai National Accounting Institute   (China)

Author keywords

China; Modern self; Scale development; Traditional self; Transitional economy; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; MARKET TRANSITION; PERCEPTION; SELF ASSESSMENT; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 70350778391     PISSN: 10599231     EISSN: 15286940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599230903094745     Document Type: Article

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