Human resource management and cultural diversity: A case study in Mozambique

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1963-1985

  Sartorius, Kurt ^a   Merino, Andrés ^a   Carmichael, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Cultural dimension; Human resource management; Mozambique; Ubuntu

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957820626     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.573973     Document Type: Article

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