Multinationalism in the workplace: A myriad of values in a Singaporean firm

Singapore Management Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-31

  Choy, William K W ^a   Lee, Adeline B E ^b   Ramburuth, Prem ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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