Features of tradi tional arab management and organization in the jordan business environment

Journal of Transnational Management Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 27-53

  Al Rasheed, Adel M ^a  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arab man ag ers; Arab man age ment; Arab or ga ni za tion; Is lamic man age ment or ga ni za tional de vel op ment or g a ni za tional cul ture; Job sat is fac tion; Jor da nian man ag ers; Jor dan; Jor dan busi ness; Mid dle East man ag ers; Vari ables; Work; Work com mit ment; Work eth ics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909257595     PISSN: 10686061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J130v06n01_02     Document Type: Article

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