Effects of coping strategies on sociocultural and psychological adjustment of westernexpatriate managers in the PRC

Journal of World Business

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-51

  Selmer, Jan ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0033089708     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-9516(99)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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