Decolonizing and re-presenting culture's consequences: A postcolonial critique of cross-cultural studies in management

Postcolonial Theory and Organizational Analysis: A Critical Engagement

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 121-146

  Kwek, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84994512344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781403982292     Document Type: Chapter

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