Perceived psychological contract fulfillment and job attitudes among repatriates: An empirical study in Taiwan

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 474-488

  Chi, Shu Cheng Steve ^a   Chen, Shu Chen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INSTITUTE OF NORTHERN TAIWAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Expatriates; Psychological contracts; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748862961     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720710820008     Document Type: Article

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