Work values of the next generation of business leaders in Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 297-315

  Froese, Fabian Jintae ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

China; Crossvergence theory; Japan; South Korea; Work values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873747961     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-011-9271-7     Document Type: Article

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