Examining the influence of transculturation on work ethic in the United States

Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 145-162

  Hite, Dwight M ^a   Daspit, Joshua J ^b   Dong, Xueni ^b  

^a CAMERON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Transculturation; Work ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921713129     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/CCM-12-2013-0190     Document Type: Article

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