The business of teaching and learning through multicultural teams

Journal of Teaching in International Business

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 192-218

  Butler, Christina ^a   Zander, Lena ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Communication; Composition; Conflict; Creativity; Group faultlines; Kolb's learning cycle; Multicultural teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849106909     PISSN: 08975930     EISSN: 15286991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08975930802118903     Document Type: Article

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