A new perspective on the female expatriate experience: The role of host country national categorization

Journal of World Business

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 112-120

  Varma, Arup ^a   Toh, Soo Min ^b   Budhwar, Pawan ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748165282     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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