The relationship between organisational culture and its national culture: a case study

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 78-96

  Sun, He chuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

national culture; Organisational culture; relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845221876     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhrdm.2002.001018     Document Type: Article

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