Expatriate selection: Good management or good luck?

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 567-583

  Anderson, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Expatriate; Private; Public and non government sectors; Selection; Technical competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444454552     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500051647     Document Type: Article

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