The characteristics and historical development of labour disputes in China

Journal of Management History

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-173

  Shen, Jie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Dispute resolutions; Disputes; Human resourcing; Labour

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954452104     PISSN: 17511348     EISSN: 17587751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511340810860276     Document Type: Article

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