Cultural distance revisited: Towards a more rigorous conceptualization and measurement of cultural differences

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-11

  Shenkar, Oded ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855716027     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.40     Document Type: Article

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