Cultural variations in management practice: an exploration of the management trainer's dilemma

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 399-412

  Shaw, Jane ^a  

^a NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; TRAINING PROGRAMME;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0031759646     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-162X(1998100)18:4<399::AID-PAD32>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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