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Intercultural interactions in the German subsidiary operating in Poland-a case study

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  • Przytuła Sylwia

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The purpose of this article is to identify the benefits and weaknesses arising from intercultural interactions arising between foreigners and local staff in the German subsidiary operating in Poland. The research procedure was a case study, and a method was 12 semi-structured interviews with Polish managers.

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  • Przytuła Sylwia, 2015. "Intercultural interactions in the German subsidiary operating in Poland-a case study," Journal of Intercultural Management, Sciendo, vol. 6(3), pages 73-89, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:vrs:joinma:v:6:y:2015:i:3:p:73-89:n:5
    DOI: 10.2478/joim-2014-0020
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