Is expatriation good for my career? The impact of expatriate assignments on perceived and actual career outcomes

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1636-1653

  Benson, George S ^a   Pattie, Marshall ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Careers; Expatriates; Human capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249109442     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802295058     Document Type: Article

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