Cultural dimensions of decision making: Denmark and France compared

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 404-423

  Schramm Nielsen, Jette ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Decision making; Denmark; Differentiation; France; National cultures; Rationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986038338     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940110402389     Document Type: Article

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