Exploring the career capital impact of international assignments within distinct organizational contexts

British Journal of Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-161

  Dickmann, Michael ^a   Doherty, Noeleen ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 43149118826     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2007.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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