Religion and the shaping of East Asian management styles: A conceptual examination

Journal of Asia-Pacific Business

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 59-88

  Hill, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Buddhism; Confucianism; East Asia; Management style; Religion; Taoism

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL HERITAGE; GLOBALIZATION; LIFESTYLE; PHILOSOPHY; RELIGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34548505285     PISSN: 10599231     EISSN: 15286940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J098v08n02_04     Document Type: Article

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