Work centrality in Germany, Israel, Japan, and the United States

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-200

  Harpaz, Itzhak ^a,c   Fu, Xuanning ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21744435029     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939719703100301     Document Type: Article

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