Regional differences in a national culture and their effects on leadership effectiveness: A tale of two neighboring Chinese cities

Journal of World Business

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-19

  Li, Ji ^a   Tan, Yali ^b   Cai, Zhenyao ^a   Zhu, Hong ^a   Wang, Xinran ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Leader member exchange; Leadership; Performance; Regional differences; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868700248     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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