Mapping and modeling the capacities that underlie effective cross-cultural leadership An interpretive study with practical outcomes

Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 347-366

  Deng, Ling ^a   Gibson, Paul ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; China; Cross cultural studies; Culture; Expatriates; Leadership; Modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860168233     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600911000339     Document Type: Article

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