Effective leadership in the Mexican maquiladora: Challenging common expectations

Journal of International Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-73

  Howell, Jon P ^a   Romero, Eric J ^b   Dorfman, Peter W ^a   Paul, Jim ^c   Bautista, J Arnoldo ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Natl Ctr Res Technol Devmt D   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; International; Leadership; Management; Maquiladora; Mexico

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344088411     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1075-4253(03)00003-6     Document Type: Article

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