Culture, employee work outcomes and performance: An empirical analysis of Indian software firms

Journal of World Business

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-203

  Mathew, Jossy ^a   Ogbonna, Emmanuel ^b   Harris, Lloyd C ^c  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organizational culture; Organizational performance; Quantitative survey based; Structural model; Work outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857237162     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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