Managing intercultural teams: The eorganization exercise

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 118-137

  Humes, Michelle ^a   Reilly, Anne H ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Experiential exercise; Globally dispersed teams; Intercultural teams; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349095251     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: 15526658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562906294988     Document Type: Article

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