Antecedents of repatriates' job satisfaction and its influence on turnover intentions: Evidence from Spanish repatriated managers

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1272-1281

  Eugenia Sánchez Vidal, Ma ^a   Valle, Raquel Sanz ^b   Isabel Barba Aragón, Ma ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

International human resource management (IHRM); Job satisfaction; Repatriation management; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348911887     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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