Changing a cultural grammar? The pressure towards the adoption of "Northern time" by Southern European managers

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 795-808

  Cunha, Miguel Pina E ^a   Cunha, Rita Campos E ^a  

^a NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Europe; Management culture; Managers; National cultures; Portugal; Time based management

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744447018     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940410568266     Document Type: Article

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