A Chinese theory of scholarly inquiry: Inspirations for making unique and interesting contributions

Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-15

  Tang, Thomas ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Human research management; Research and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993009132     PISSN: 20408005     EISSN: 20408013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20408001211220593     Document Type: Article

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