Student intercultural proficiency from study abroad programs

Journal of Marketing Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-181

  Clarke, Irvine ^a   Flaherty, Theressa B ^a   Wright, Newell D ^b   McMillen, Robert M ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Global mindedness; Intercultural communication; Intercultural proficiency; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249084593     PISSN: 02734753     EISSN: 15526550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0273475309335583     Document Type: Article

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