The influence of traditional culture on attitudes towards work among Kuwaiti women employees in the public sector

Women in Management Review

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 245-261

  Metle, Mesh'al Kh ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Job satisfaction; Kuwait; National cultures; Public sector; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992974848     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420210441905     Document Type: Article

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