Multinational NGOs and expatriation: A case study of a NGO in Vietnam

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 529-546

  Zhu, Ying ^a   Purnell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Expatriation; HQ subsidiaries relationship; Motivations; Multinational NGO; Organizational strategy; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 33749187234     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380600571294     Document Type: Article

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