Islamic work ethic: A critical review

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-19

  Ali, Abbas J ^a   Al Owaihan, Abdullah ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Culture; Islam; Managers; Motivation (psychology); Work ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986101100     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600810848791     Document Type: Review

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