The performance challenges of expatriate supplier teams: A multi-firm case study

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 999-1017

  O'Sullivan, Alan ^a   O'Sullivan, Sharon Leiba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contextual performance; Expatriate teams; Innovation; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949097386     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802051287     Document Type: Article

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