The impact of individual needs on work behavior: China and North America

Journal of Asia-Pacific Business

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 23-44

  Punnett, Betty Jane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Culture; Individual needs; Management; PRC; PRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549094777     PISSN: 10599231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/j098v02n03_03     Document Type: Article

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