Predictors of decision-making styles in a non-western country

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 366-373

  Yousef, Darwish A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Decision making; Management styles; Technology; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986085468     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739810242522     Document Type: Article

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