From "distance" to "friction": substituting metaphors and redirecting intercultural research

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 905-923

  Shenkar, Oded ^a   Luo, Yadong ^b   Yeheskel, Orly ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Interdisciplinary Center

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EID: 55349133845     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2008.34421999     Document Type: Review

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