Beyond hofstede and GLOBE: Improving the quality of cross-cultural research

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1259-1274

  Tung, Rosalie L ^a   Verbeke, Alain ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 77957994769     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2010.41     Document Type: Review

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