Propensity for participative decision making: a cross-cultural investigation

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 305-318

  Parnell, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Mexico; Propensity for participative decision making (PPDM); USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847705458     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2002.002480     Document Type: Article

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