Organizational structure and continuous improvement and learning: Moderating effects of cultural endorsement of participative leadership

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1103-1120

  Huang, Xiaowen ^a   Rode, Joseph C ^a   Schroeder, Roger G ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

continuous improvement and learning; Cross cultural research; organizational culture; organizational structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255183964     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.33     Document Type: Article

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