Harmony as means to enhance affective commitment in a Chinese organization

Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 326-344

  Chin, Tachia ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Commitment; Compliance; Harmony; Human resource

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908447685     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/CCM-05-2012-0038     Document Type: Article

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