Unity and diversity in Arab managerial styles

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-289

  Smith, Peter B ^a   Achoui, Mustafa ^b   Harb, Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Arab nations; Guidance sources; Job satisfaction; Leader effectiveness; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049324638     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595807083374     Document Type: Article

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