Expatriate adjustment from a social network perspective: Theoretical examination and a conceptual model

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 321-337

  Wang, Xiaoyun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expatriate performance; Expatriate psychological well being; Expatriate social network

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442629779     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147059580223003     Document Type: Article

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