Liability of foreignness and the uses of expatriates in Japanese multinational corporations in the United States

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-106

  Matsuo, Hisako ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034343120     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2000.tb00898.x     Document Type: Article

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