A knowledge transfer perspective of strategic assignment purposes and their path-dependent outcomes

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 565-586

  Hocking, J Barry ^a   Brown, Michelle ^a   Harzing, Anne Wil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Expatriates; Knowledge; Learning; Multinational corporations; Strategic IHRM

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342418074     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519042000181269     Document Type: Article

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