When two African cultures collide: A study of interactions between managers in a strategic alliance between two African organizations

Journal of World Business

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-12

  Gomes, Emanuel ^a   Cohen, Marcel ^b   Mellahi, Kamel ^c  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b The University of Sheffield ^*  (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; DRC; HRM; National culture; South Africa; Strategic alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953079913     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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