Crafted culture: Governmental sculpting of modern Singapore and effects on business environments

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 530-553

  Haley, Usha C V ^a,b   Low, Linda ^c  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0032344085     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534819810242761     Document Type: Article

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