Impact of gender and generational differences in work values and attitudes in an Arab culture

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-91

  Whiteoak, John W ^a   Crawford, Norman G ^b,c   Mapstone, Richard H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b Human Resource Management ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 33645277084     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20086     Document Type: Review

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