Does culture influence asset managers' views and behavior?

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 624-643

  Beckmann, Daniela ^a   Menkhoff, Lukas ^a   Suto, Megumi ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asset managers; Individualism; Masculinity; Power Distance; Uncertainty Avoidance

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049119704     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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