Cultural fit: A new perspective on personality and sojourner adjustment

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 525-533

  Ward, Colleen ^a   Chang, Weining C ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031280708     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0147-1767(97)00023-0     Document Type: Article

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