A preliminary study of kiasu behaviour - is it unique to Singapore?

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue , 1998, Pages 359-370

  ho, Janice T s ^a   Ang, C E ^a   Loh, Joanne ^a   ng, Irene ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Australia; Individual behaviour; Performance; Singapore; Society

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986018768     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949810220015     Document Type: Article

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