Beyond cultural distance: Switching to a friction lens in the study of cultural differences

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-17

  Shenkar, Oded ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural dimensions; cultural distance; cultural friction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855704038     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.42     Document Type: Article

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