Holism: A missing Link in Individualism-Collectivism Research

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-38

  Lim, Tae Seop ^a   Kim, Sang Yeon ^a   Kim, Jihyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural fundamentals; Holism; Individualism collectivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953037838     PISSN: 17475759     EISSN: 17475767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17475759.2011.558317     Document Type: Article

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