The dynamic societal cultural milieu of organizations: Origins, maintenance and change

Advances in International Management

Volumn 25, Issue , 2012, Pages 341-371

  Kara, Aycan ^a   Peterson, Mark F ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84886941249     PISSN: 15715027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1571-5027(2012)0000025020     Document Type: Article

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