Negotiating with the Chinese: Lessons from the Field

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 453-472

  Miles, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; cross culture; negotiation; relationship; system thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990358777     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886303260547     Document Type: Article

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