Strategic behavior and national culture: The case of the banking industry in Jordan

Competitiveness Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-115

  Moussetis, Robert C ^a   Rahma, Ali Abu ^b   Nakos, George ^c  

^a NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Clayton Coll and State University   (United States)

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EID: 35548963378     PISSN: 10595422     EISSN: 20513143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/cr.2005.15.2.101     Document Type: Article

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