Successful female expatriates as agents: Positioning oneself through gender, hierarchy, and culture

Journal of World Business

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-148

  Janssens, Maddy ^a   Cappellen, Tineke ^a   Zanoni, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 33646135315     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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