Affective organizational commitment of workers in Chinese joint ventures

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 580-598

  Wong, Yui Tim ^a   Ngo, Hang Yue ^b   Wong, Chi Sum ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Commitment; Job security; Joint ventures; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120995     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940210444049     Document Type: Article

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