Short-termism, control, quick-fix and bottom line: Toward explaining the Western approach to management

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue , 1998, Pages 291-308

  Mamman, Aminu ^a   Saffu, Kojo ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management development; Management styles; North America; Profit maximization; Short termism; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986146427     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949810219864     Document Type: Article

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