Managing transnational education: Does national culture really matter?

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-79

  Eldridge, Kaye ^a   Cranston, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Higher education management; Hofstede; Transnational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649124730     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800802559286     Document Type: Review

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