Avoidance as the First Choice of Default Management: Challenges in Overseas Korean Organizations

Journal of Asia Business Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-67

  Yang, Inju ^a   Kelly, Aidan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Communication; Conflict; Emotion; Korean expatriate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993085462     PISSN: 15587894     EISSN: 15592243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15587890880000408     Document Type: Review

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