Civil service leadership selection in China: Historical evolution and current status

Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-78

  Gu, Xiangdong ^a   Higgins, Louise T ^b   Weng, Lixiang ^a   Holt, Xiaoye ^c  

^a Beijing Research Institute for Nutritional Resources   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c West Cheshire Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central Committee Organization Department; Chinese Communist Party; Civil official selection; Selection process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993027302     PISSN: 20408005     EISSN: 20408013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20408001211220575     Document Type: Review

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