Connecting career management to repatriation adjustment

Career Development International

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-158

  MacDonald, Susan ^a   Arthur, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Career development; Expatriates; Transition management

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844448114     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430510588338     Document Type: Article

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