The impact of the Arab national culture on the perception of ideal organizational culture in the United Arab Emirates: An empirical study of 17 firms

Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-56

  Klein, Andrew ^a   Waxin, Marie France ^a   Radnell, Elina ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SAM Consulting   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

National cultures; Organizational culture; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881325074     PISSN: 17537983     EISSN: 17537991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17537980910938479     Document Type: Article

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