Do race and gender matter in international assignments to/from Asia Pacific? An exploratory study of attitudes among Chinese and Korean executives

Human Resource Management

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-110

  Tung, Rosalie L ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 49049122055     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20199     Document Type: Article

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