The paradox of dueling identities: The case of local senior executives in MNC subsidiaries

Journal of Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 400-425

  Zhang, Yan ^a   George, Jennifer M ^a   Chan, Tsang Sing ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Communication; MNC management; Social identity; Trust; Turnover intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646176363     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206305280999     Document Type: Article

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