The cross-cultural transfer of management practices: The case for creative synthesis

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 3-23

  Ogbor, John O ^a   Williams, Johnnie ^a  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority practices; Nigeria; Non Western culture; Western organisational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646552499     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600310797568     Document Type: Article

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