Usage of corporate career development activities by expatriate managers and the extent of their international adjustment

International Journal of Commerce and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-23

  Selmer, Jan ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 1142299147     PISSN: 10569219     EISSN: 17588529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb047394     Document Type: Article

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