Micro-political or inter-cultural conflicts? - An integrating approach

Journal of International Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 302-317

  Mense Petermann, Ursula ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inter cultural conflicts; Micro political conflicts; Transnationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749061044     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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