Composing the top management team in the international subsidiary: Qualitative evidence on international staffing in U.S. MNCs in the Republic of Ireland

Journal of World Business

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-212

  Collings, David G ^a   Morley, Michael J ^b   Gunnigle, Patrick ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Expatriation; Host country nationals; International HRM; International staffing; Ireland; MNC; Third country nationals; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049087195     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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