Perceptions of Japanese organizational culture-Employees in non-unionized Japanese-owned and unionized US-owned automobile plants

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 535-559

  Li Ping Tang, Thomas ^a   Kim, Jwa K ^a   O’Donald, Debra Ann ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Japanese management styles; Motor industry; Trade unions; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170577     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940010373383     Document Type: Article

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