Dynamic diversity: Variety and variation within countries

Organization Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 933-957

  McSweeney, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action; Agency; Diversity; Incoherent culture; Knowledge community; National culture; Organizational culture; Practice; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350052251     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840609338983     Document Type: Article

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