Dominant stressors on expatriate couples during international assignments

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1018-1034

  Brown, Robert J ^a  

^a Pharos International sa/nv   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Expatriate; Expatriate couples; Expatriate stress; International assignment; Stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949109518     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802051303     Document Type: Article

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