Re-examining the role of training in contributing to international project success: A literature review and an outline of a new model training program

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-316

  Kealey, Daniel J ^a,b   Protheroe, David R ^a   MacDonald, Doug ^a   Vulpe, Thomas ^a  

^a Canadian Foreign Service Institute   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross cultural skills; Cross cultural training; Cross cutural management; Cultural differences; International projects; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 23344432418     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2005.05.011     Document Type: Article

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