Strategies for strengthening causal inferences in cross cultural research: The consilience approach

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-169

  Leung, Kwok ^a   Van De Vijver, Fons J R ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Causal inferences; Consilience; Cross cultural studies; Culture; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049556685     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595808091788     Document Type: Article

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