Cross-cultural adjustment issues faced by immigrant professionals

Journal of Employment Counseling

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-42

  Lee, Grant ^a   Westwood, Marvin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 21344441402     PISSN: 00220787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1996.tb00431.x     Document Type: Article

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