Toward better understanding for Arabian culture: Implications based on Hofstede's cultural model

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 512-522

  Obeidat, Bader Yousef ^a   Shannak, Rifat O ^a   Masa'deh, Ra'ed Moh'd Taisir ^a   Al Jarrah, Idries Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arab culture; Culture; Hofsted's model; Islam; National culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857697031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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