Recruitment and selection in Chinese MNEs

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 814-835

  Shen, Jie ^a   Edwards, Vincent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese MNEs; Expatriate failure; Expatriates; IHRM; Recruitment and selection; Repatriation

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442536795     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519042000192960     Document Type: Article

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