Cultural identity and convergence on western attitudes and beliefs in the United Arab Emirates

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-213

  Hills, Rodney C ^a   Atkins, Paul Wb ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Attitudes and beliefs; Cultural identity; Globalization; Management; Middle East; Migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881350780     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595813485380     Document Type: Article

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