Educating the global manager: Cultural diversity and cross-cultural training in international business education

Journal of Teaching in International Business

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 5-27

  Ramburuth, Prem ^a   Welch, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross cultural competence; Cultural Diversity; Global Management Education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011480574     PISSN: 08975930     EISSN: 15286991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J066v16n03_02     Document Type: Article

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