Inpatriate managers: How to increase the probability of success

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-81

  Harvey, Michael G ^a   Novicevic, Milorad M ^a   Speier, Cheri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002924333     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4822(99)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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