Repatriation: The frequently forgotten phase of an international assignment

Global Staffing

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 196-209

  Linehan, Margaret ^a,b  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 42449155780     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203643433     Document Type: Chapter

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