Cross-cultural differences in Central Europe

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 76-88

  Kolman, Ludek ^a   Noorderhaven, Niels G ^b   Hofstede, Geert ^c   Dienes, Elisabeth ^d  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Inst for Res on Intercultur Coop   (Netherlands)

^d Hung Coord Cncl on Wk Psychol   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Hungary; National cultures; Poland; Slovakia; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041379453     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310459600     Document Type: Article

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