Organizational Structure in the Middle East: A Comparative Analysis

Comparative Sociology

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 315-329

  Miller, George A ^a   Sharda, Bam Dev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0347561722     PISSN: 15691322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156851801511783     Document Type: Article

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