The determinants of expatriate staffing by Japanese multinationals in Asia: Control, learning and vertical business groups

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 341-354

  Belderbos, René A ^a   Heijltjes, Mariëlle G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expatriate managers; Japanese firms; Keiretsu

Indexed keywords

EID: 20344383286     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400135     Document Type: Article

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