Union effects on performance and employment relations: Evidence from China

China Economic Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 202-210

  Lu, Yi ^b   Tao, Zhigang ^a,b   Wang, Yijiang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Center for AI and Institutions at CKGSB   (China)

Author keywords

Employment relations; Labor productivity; Profitability; Transitional economy; Unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649193504     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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