Analyzing work attitudes of Chinese employees: A comparison between state-owned and privately-owned enterprises in China

Chinese Management Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-228

  Wang, Xiaohui ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Employers; Job satisfaction; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649101817     PISSN: 1750614X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506140810895906     Document Type: Article

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