Comparison of managerial work goals among Bruneian, Malaysian and Singaporean managers

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 545-556

  Chan, Christopher C a ^a   Pearson, Cecil A l ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brunei; Malaysia; Singapore; Values; Work study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037702     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710210434656     Document Type: Article

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