Vietnam: A cross-cultural comparison of upward influence ethics

Journal of International Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-105

  Ralston, David A ^a   Terpstra Tong, Jane ^b   Maignan, Isabelle ^c   Napier, Nancy K ^d   Nguyen, Van Thang ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^c ING Bank   (Netherlands)

^d BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

China; Cross cultural studies; Ethics; France; Upward influence; US; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645857995     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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