Cross-cultural training: A review

Applied Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 162-191

  Bhawuk, Dharm P S ^a,b   Brislin, Richard W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 0039594380     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1464-0597.00009     Document Type: Review

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