FFM measures and job performance in Chinese organizations

Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-65

  Tang, Ningyu ^a   Wang, Gigi ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

China; Employee behaviour; Personality; Worth study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992974842     PISSN: 20408005     EISSN: 20408013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20408001011051205     Document Type: Article

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