Asian management style versus Western management theories – A Singapore case study in construction project management

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-141

  Sui Pheng, Low ^a   Leong, Christopher H y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; Construction industry; Management styles; Project management; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986156593     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940110380951     Document Type: Article

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