National culture and management: Messages conveyed by British, French and German advertisements for managerial appointments

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-35

  Communal, Christine ^a   Senior, Barbara ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural management; Europe; Globalization; National cultures; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959346569     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739910251161     Document Type: Article

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