Comprehending core cultural orientations of Iranian managers

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-353

  Yeganeh, Hamid ^a   Su, Zhan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Iran; Management personnel; Middle East; Social values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131255     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600710830359     Document Type: Article

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