An inference of gift-giving within Asian business culture

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 27-38

  D'Souza, Clare ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian; Culture; Gift giving; Guanxi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993053994     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13555850310765051     Document Type: Article

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