Work group collectivism and the centrality of work a multinational investigation

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 236-260

  Hattrup, Keith ^a   Ghorpade, Jai ^a   Lackritz, James R ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Culture; Work centrality; Work ethic; Work pride

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547423243     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: 15523578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069397107301975     Document Type: Article

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