Brahmanical idealism, anarchical individualism, and the dynamics of Indian negotiating behavior

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-58

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bridging differences with Indians; Cultural influences; India; Mindset; Negotiating behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844258334     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595804038867     Document Type: Article

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