A comparison of the need importance structure between Saudis and westerners: An exploratory study

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 56-64

  Al Meer, Abdul Rahim ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Job evaluation; Judgement sampling; National cultures; Points rating; Saudi Arabia; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950406103     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621719610117268     Document Type: Article

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