What you do depends on where you are: Understanding how domestic and expatriate work requirements depend upon the cultural context

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-83

  Shin, Shung J ^a,d   Morgeson, Frederick P ^b   Campion, Michael A ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural context; Expatriate; Work requirements

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847285931     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400247     Document Type: Article

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