Work systems in heavy engineering: The role of national culture and national institutions in multinational corporations

Journal of International Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-198

  Matten, Dirk ^a   Geppert, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; Globalization; Multinational corporations; National cultures; National institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642530076     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2004.02.006     Document Type: Article

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