The India way: Lessons for the U.S.

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 6-24

  Cappelli, Peter ^a   Singh, Harbir ^a   Singh, Jitendra ^a   Useem, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 77953456310     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMP.2010.51827771     Document Type: Article

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