Introduction Organizational behavior in multinational organizations

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-279

  Peterson, Mark F ^a   Thomas, David C ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 34147201618     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.442     Document Type: Article

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