The influence of national culture and organizational culture alignment on job stress and performance: Evidence from Greece

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 229-242

  Joiner, Therese A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Greece; Managers; National cultures; Performance; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986160852     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940110385776     Document Type: Article

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