Does Relocation Still Benefit Corporations and Employees?: An overview of the literature

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-308

  Stroh, Linda K ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0005958007     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1053-4822(99)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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