Antecedents and consequences of the introduction of flexible benefit plans in China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1128-1145

  Lin, Zhaohong ^a   Kelly, John ^b   Trenberth, Linda ^b  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Employee benefits; Flex plans; Labour market performance; Reward systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953227038     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.556787     Document Type: Article

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