Managing employees in China from Hong Kong: Interaction, relationships and productivity as antecedents to motivation

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 147-156

  Tjosvold, Dean ^a   Moy, Jane W ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Co operation; Competition; Hong Kong; Leadership; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986031714     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739810210194     Document Type: Article

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