Exploring the adjustment of American expatriate spouses in Germany

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1189-1206

  Mohr, Alexander T ^a   Klein, Simone ^b  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EICHSTÄTT INGOLSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expatriation; Germany; Spousal adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944258456     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519042000238400     Document Type: Review

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