Harmony and participation in Arab and Western teams

Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 230-243

  Wright, Norman S ^a   Bennett, Hadyn ^b  

^a ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Group dynamics; Team working; United Arab Emirates; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956159969     PISSN: 17537983     EISSN: 17537991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17537980810929957     Document Type: Article

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