Public sector expatriate managers: Psychological adjustment, personal characteristics and job factors

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1237-1252

  Fenner Jr , Charles R ^a   Selmer, Jan ^b  

^a Department Of Cybersecurity   (United States)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

International experience; Job factors; Preparatory training; Psychological adjustment; Public sector expatriate managers; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249144028     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802110026     Document Type: Article

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