Management practices of Chinese managers in Chinese MNCs operating in Bangkok

Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-282

  Bunchapattanasakda, Chanchai ^a   Wong, Pisit ^b  

^a SHINAWATRA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Thailand Co Ltd   (Thailand)

Author keywords

China; Cross cultural management; Employee behaviour; Human resource management; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952048855     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527601011068360     Document Type: Article

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