Job satisfaction: What is its true meaning in Greater China?

Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-164

  Han, Yong ^a   Kakabadse, Nada K ^b  

^a Guangxi Institute of Public Administration   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Culture; Job satisfaction; National economy; Organizational behaviour; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052697574     PISSN: 17574323     EISSN: 17574331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17574320910989104     Document Type: Article

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