Cross-cultural negotiations revisited: Are Asian generations X and y members negotiating like their elders?

Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 313-326

  Vieregge, Michael ^a   Quick, Simon ^b  

^a University Centre IMI   (Switzerland)

^b Third Person Consulting   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asian generations X and Y; Cross cultural negotiations; Globalization; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052878635     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527601111152842     Document Type: Article

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