Spiritual insights in cross-cultural conflicts and mediation in ecclesiastical organizations in Tanzania

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-190

  Mayer, Claude Hélène ^a   Boness, Christian ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Church; Conflict management; Conflict resolution; Cross cultural research; Ecclesiastical organizations; Mediation; Senior managers; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903308566     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465641111159143     Document Type: Article

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