An empirical test of the model on managing the localization of human resources in the People's Republic of China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 635-648

  Law, Kenneth S ^a   Wong, Chi Sum ^b   Wang, Kevin D ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Expatriate; Localization; Management; Repatriate; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442511888     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519042000192870     Document Type: Article

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