Looking forward, looking back: Cultural differences and similarities in time orientation

Understanding Culture: Theory, Research, and Application

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 310-325

  Briley, Donnel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84904771155     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781441605054     Document Type: Chapter

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