Examining Chinese managers' work-related values and attitudes

Chinese Management Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-76

  Li, Jessica ^a   Madsen, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; China; Managers; Work ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952224144     PISSN: 1750614X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506141011033007     Document Type: Article

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