HRD in West Africa: Cultural constraints to organizational productivity

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-34

  Hansen, Carol D ^a   Headley, Janet ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Cross cultural transfer; Hrd in west africa; International hrd; Organizational culture; Psychological ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939606447     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678869800000006     Document Type: Article

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