The Kuwaiti manager: Work values and orientations

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-73

  Ali, Abbas J ^a   Al Kazemi, Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Kuwaiti managers; Work loyalty; Work orientations; Work values

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844480912     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-2626-6     Document Type: Article

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