An improvement to Kogut and Singh measure of cultural distance considering the relationship among different dimensions of culture

Research in International Business and Finance

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 196-203

  Kandogan, Yener ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research measurement issues; Cultural distance; Internationalization theories and foreign market entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655180694     PISSN: 02755319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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