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Communication and Country Clusters : A Study of Language and Leadership Preferences

LENA ZANDERInstitute of International Business, Stockholm School of Economics, Box 6501, SE-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 83-103 | Published online: 08 Dec 2014

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