Job satisfaction among expatriates, repatriates and domestic employees: The perceived impact of international assignments on work-related variables

Personnel Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 110-124

  Bonache, Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Employees; Expatriates; International business; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844299570     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480510571905     Document Type: Article

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