Boundary permeability as a cultural dimension: A study of cross cultural working relations between Americans and Israelis in high-tech organizations

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 219-238

  Shamir, Boas ^a   Melnik, Yael ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Americans; Boundary permeability; Cultural differences; Israelis; Multinational organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749002644     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595802002002250     Document Type: Article

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