Testing a modified Interactive Acculturation Model in Japan: American-Japanese coworker relations

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 399-418

  Komisarof, Adam ^a  

^a REITAKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acculturation; American sojourners; Business intercultural communication; Japan; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949109544     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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