Cross-cultural perspectives on time

Time and Work: How Time Impacts Groups, Organizations and Methodological Choices

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 53-75

  Fulmer, C Ashley ^a   Crosby, Brandon ^b   Gelfand, Michele J ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84925815342     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315798370     Document Type: Chapter

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