Globalization and its impact on global managers’ decision processes

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-370

  Harvey, Michael ^a   Fisher, Ron ^b   McPhail, Ruth ^b   Moeller, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impact of groups on global decision makers; Multiple IQs; Type of task and impact on global decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993019591     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860903135730     Document Type: Article

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