Managerial work roles in Asia: An empirical study of Mintzberg's role formulation in four Asian countries

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 694-707

  Pearson, Cecil A L ^a   Chatterjee, Samir R ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian studies; Economic conditions; Management roles; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642634471     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710310487864     Document Type: Article

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