Perceived equity and unionization propensity in China

Management Research Review

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 678-686

  Wang, Lei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Pay; Strikes; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959189024     PISSN: 20408269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409171111136202     Document Type: Article

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