Koalas in the land of the pandas: Reviewing Australian expatriates' China preparation

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 553-566

  Hutchings, Kate ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; China; Cross cultural training; Expatriates; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444434267     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500051605     Document Type: Article

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