Perceptions and Possibilities of Intercultural Adjustment: Some Neglected Characteristics of Expatriates

International Business Review

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-301

  Mamman, Aminu ^a   Richards, David ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross cultural interaction; Expatriate management; Intercultural adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030512341     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-5931(96)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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