Unlocking the mindsets of Government Affairs Managers: Cultural dimensions of corporate political activity

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-117

  Barron, Andrew ^a  

^a RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (France)

Author keywords

France; National cultures; Organizational behaviour; Politics; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952046020     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527601011038697     Document Type: Article

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