Mariya Bobina
ABSTRACT
This paper reviews the cultural profile of France and shifts focus in discussion about French culture from traditional stereotypes to measurements available from the 62-societies' study of cultures, organizations, and leadership (GLOBE) and its most recent extensions. The study advances measurements of cultural distance and positions French management behaviors in cross-cultural space.
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- From cultural stereotypes to cross-cultural analysis: a case of France
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