Political skill, supervisor-subordinate guanxi and career prospects in Chinese firms

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-454

  Wei, Li Qun ^a   Liu, Jun ^b   Chen, Yuan Yi ^a   Wu, Long Zeng ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

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EID: 77951165444     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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