Perceived differences in sexual harassment between business school students in the US and Thailand

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-42

  Limpaphayom, Wanthanee ^a   Williams, Robert J ^b   Fadil, Paul A ^c  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Business schools; Sexual harassment; Students; Thailand; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 45249097943     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600610643466     Document Type: Article

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