Pluralistic tensions in expatriating managers

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 550-569

  Perkins, Stephen J ^a   Daste, Romain ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expatriates; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548539607     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590710820051     Document Type: Article

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