What we talk about when we talk about 'global mindset': Managerial cognition in multinational corporations

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-258

  Levy, Orly ^a   Beechler, Schon ^b   Taylor, Sully ^c   Boyacigiller, Nakiye A ^d  

^a Culture Crossing Consulting   (Israel)

^b Duke Corporate Education   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Global mindset; Managerial cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248182754     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400265     Document Type: Article

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