Organizational culture for small textile and apparel businesses in guatemala

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 68-78

  Dickson, Marsha A ^a   Littrell, Mary A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guatemala; Organizational culture; Small business

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; TEXTILE/CLOTHING INDUSTRY, GUATEMALAN;

EID: 0031901567     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X9801600202     Document Type: Article

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