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Are Chinese workers from the one-child-policy generation selfish in a group? Evidence from worker surveys in six major Chinese Cities

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  • Yoshihiko Kadoya
  • Yoshio Sano

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Many claim that Chinese people born after the one-child policy of 1979 are very individualistic or even selfish. This research tested the hypothesis that Chinese workers of the one-child-policy generation have difficulty working in a team, addressing the absence of nation-wide evidence. Using workers' surveys, for the first time, across six major Chinese cities, the results denied the hypothesis, at least in the workplace.

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  • Yoshihiko Kadoya & Yoshio Sano, 2014. "Are Chinese workers from the one-child-policy generation selfish in a group? Evidence from worker surveys in six major Chinese Cities," ISER Discussion Paper 0900, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University.
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    1. Yin, Xingmin, 2005. "China," Documentos de Proyectos 4274, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
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