Pre-expatriation: The role of HR factors in the early stages of internationalization

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 402-413

  Welch, Denice E ^a   Welch, Lawrence S ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Internationalization; Pre expatriation

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342445052     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851997341522     Document Type: Article

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