The cultural value of resilience: The Singapore case study

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-149

  Low Kim Cheng, Patrick ^a  

^a KIMEP UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Culture; National cultures; Singapore; Social values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173291     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600710745741     Document Type: Article

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