Managerial stress in Hong Kong and Taiwan: a comparative study

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-25

  Siu, O ling ^a   lu, L ^b   Cooper, C L ^c  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Job satisfaction; Managers; Mental health; Stress; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986050966     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949910254675     Document Type: Article

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