Overcoming the problems of cultural differences to establish success for international management teams

Team Performance Management: An International Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 36-43

  Higgs, Malcolm ^a  

^a UK Organization and Management Development practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural management; Culture; Diversity; Team building; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986015050     PISSN: 13527592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527599610105547     Document Type: Article

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