Managing organizational culture in a Japanese organization in Hong Kong

One of the central questions for managing overseas employees is how multinational corporations (MNC) manage the organizational culture in their overseas subsidiaries. A study explores how a Japanese MNC in Hong Kong manages its organizational culture across cultures. The results imply that a company...

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