Western MBA education and effective leadership values in developing countries: A study of asian, arab and african MBA graduates

Journal of Transnational Management Development

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 59-73

  Mellahi, Kamel ^a  

^a Department of Economics Finance and Accounting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Arab; Asia; Culture; MBA; Western

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342441603     PISSN: 10686061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J130v05n02_05     Document Type: Article

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