Understanding the antecedents of perceived fit at work in the United States, Russia, and China

European Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 879-890

  Astakhova, Marina N ^a   Doty, D Harold ^a   Hang, Hongli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antecedents; Cross cultural; Demands abilities fit; Needs supplies fit; Person organization fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922476803     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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