A cross-cultural comparison of organizational culture: Evidence from universities in the Arab world and Japan

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-34

  Dedoussis, Evangellos ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Communication; Cultural diversity; Socio cultural factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992996433     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600410797729     Document Type: Article

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