The Generation Y's Working Encounter: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong and other Chinese Cities

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-249

  Kwok, Hong kin ^a,b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Generation Y; Geographical mobility; Globalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861455820     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-012-9302-7     Document Type: Article

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