Conceptualizing and measuring Gunas: Predictors of workplace ethics of Indian Professionals

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-188

  Bhal, Kanika T ^a,b   Debnath, Nivedita ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Department of Management Studies ^*

Author keywords

Ethical frameworks; Gunas; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349106542     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595806066326     Document Type: Article

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