The cross-cultural adjustment experiences of self-initiated repatriates to the Republic of Ireland labour market

Employee Relations

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 264-282

  Begley, Annette ^a   Collings, David G ^b   Scullion, Hugh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Ireland; Labour mobility; Migrant workers; Professional services; Self development

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449088623     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450810866532     Document Type: Article

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