Business ethics in the Arab Gulf States: A three-country study

International Business Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 97-111

  Al Khatib, J A ^a   Robertson, C J ^b   D'Auria Stanton, A ^a   Vitell, S J ^c  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 0346352705     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-5931(01)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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