Relocating empowerment as a management concept for Asia

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-41

  Cheung, Catherine ^a   Baum, Tom ^b   Wong, Alan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian hotel sector; China hotels; Employee empowerment; Human resource practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 81155152490     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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