Understanding expatriate manager performance: Effects of governance environments on work relationships in relation-based economies

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-46

  Maurer, Steven D ^a   Li, Shaomin ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Expatriate failure; HR research; Rule based and relation based governance environment; Working relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645893462     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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