Ganbatte: Understanding the Japanese employee

Business Horizons

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-36

  Meek, Christopher B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032622559     PISSN: 00076813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-6813(99)80046-9     Document Type: Article

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