A comparison of the international diversity on top management teams of multinational firms based in the United States, Europe, and Asia: Status and implications

Singapore Management Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-30

  Palmer, Teresa M ^a   Varner, Iris I ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International diversity; Knowledge productivity; Organisational diversity; Organisational learning; Strategy; Top management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846071097     PISSN: 01295977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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