Cultural implications for the appraisal process

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-79

  Groeschl, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appraisal process; Cross cultural; Human resource management; Role conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844424482     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600310797540     Document Type: Article

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