Perceived barriers to organizational creativity: A cross-cultural study of British and Egyptian future marketing managers

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-93

  Mostafa, Mohamed M ^a   El Masry, Ahmed ^b  

^a GULF UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Creative thinking; Cross cultural studies; Egypt; Marketing; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099537     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600810848845     Document Type: Article

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