Reconstructing the Indigenous in African Management Research: Implications for International Management Studies in a Globalized World

Management International Review

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-38

  Jackson, Terence ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endogenous management; Indigenous management; Informal economy; International and cross cultural management; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874529029     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-012-0161-0     Document Type: Article

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