Chinese ethnicity and values: A country cluster comparison

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 321-335

  Soontiens, Werner ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Cluster analysis; Culture; Ethnic groups; Far East

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077044     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600710830340     Document Type: Article

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