Management practices across cultures: Role of support in technology usage

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 653-666

  Anakwe, Uzoamaka P ^a   Igbaria, Magid ^b,c   Anandarajan, Murugan ^d  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034552686     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490927     Document Type: Article

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