Situating culture in the global information sector

Information Technology & People

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 306-320

  Weisinger, Judith Y ^a   Trauth, Eileen M ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural management; Globalization; Information technology; Ireland; Research; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077077     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840210453106     Document Type: Article

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