An exploratory study of resilience among Hong Kong employees: Ways to happiness

Happiness and Public Policy: Theory, Case Studies and Implications

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 209-220

  Siu, Oi ling ^a   Chow, S L ^b   Phillips, David R ^a   Lin, Lin ^c  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 85008499543     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230288027     Document Type: Chapter

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