Rigor and relevance in Asian management research: Where are we and where can we go?

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 287-352

  White, Steven ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Asia; Comparitive research; Research methods; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846027557     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1016295803623     Document Type: Review

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