Work values, job satisfaction and organizational commitment in China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2144-2162

  Froese, Fabian Jintae ^a   Xiao, Shufeng ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Namseoul University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

China; foreign invested companies; job satisfaction; organizational commitment; structural equation modeling; work values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859592594     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.610342     Document Type: Article

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