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12 - Presenteeism in the Chinese Work Context

from Part IV - Understanding Presenteeism in a Cross-Cultural Context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2018

Cary L. Cooper
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Luo Lu
Affiliation:
National Taiwan University
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Presenteeism at Work , pp. 286 - 311
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Print publication year: 2018

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