Understanding labor conflicts in Chinese manufacturing: A Yin-Yang harmony perspective

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 288-315

  Chin, Tachia ^a   Liu, Ren huai ^b  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Conflict; Culture; Harmony; Manufacturing; Yin Yang

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931835706     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCMA-09-2014-0074     Document Type: Article

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