Cultural antecedents of behavioural differences between American and Egyptian managers

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 399-418

  Parnell, John A ^a   Hatem, Tarek ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033130492     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00142     Document Type: Article

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