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Informal institutional constraints, employee participation and employee satisfaction: evidence from the Chinese retail sector

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Informal institutional constraints, employee participation and employee satisfaction: evidence from the Chinese retail sector. / Huang, Q; Gamble, J.
In: The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 22, No. 15, 2011, p. 3168-3186.

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Huang, Q & Gamble, J 2011, 'Informal institutional constraints, employee participation and employee satisfaction: evidence from the Chinese retail sector', The International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 22, no. 15, pp. 3168-3186. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.560879

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Huang, Q., & Gamble, J. (2011). Informal institutional constraints, employee participation and employee satisfaction: evidence from the Chinese retail sector. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(15), 3168-3186. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.560879

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Huang Q, Gamble J. Informal institutional constraints, employee participation and employee satisfaction: evidence from the Chinese retail sector. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 2011;22(15):3168-3186. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2011.560879

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Huang, Q ; Gamble, J. / Informal institutional constraints, employee participation and employee satisfaction : evidence from the Chinese retail sector. In: The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 2011 ; Vol. 22, No. 15. pp. 3168-3186.

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