Human resource management for international joint ventures: Expatriation and selective control

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Kabst, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Control; Expatriation; International joint venture; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE; JOINT VENTURE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

EID: 1442314277     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958819032000157311     Document Type: Article

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