Does the use of English-language questionnaires in cross-national research obscure national differences?

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-224

  Harzing, Anne Wil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

International research; Language; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846844431     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595805054494     Document Type: Article

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