Power distance and its moderating impact on empowerment and team participation

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3601-3617

  Zhang, Yi ^a   Begley, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

China based American companies; Chinese companies; Chinese employees; Empowerment; Power distance; Team participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053261639     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.560877     Document Type: Article

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