American vs. Arab Project Managers: The Road to Effectiveness

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 17-28

  Yasin, Mahmoud M ^a   Zimmerer, Thomas W ^a   Wafa, Marwan A ^b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

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EID: 84870736328     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb008427     Document Type: Review

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