The impact of national culture and economic ideology on managerial work values: A study of the United States, Russia, Japan, and China

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-26

  Ralston, David A ^a,e   Holt, David H ^b   Terpstra, Robert H ^c   Kai Cheng, Yu ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Lingnan College

^c UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^d DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 38049183252     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400330     Document Type: Article

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