Issues facing women on international assignments: A review of the research

Handbook Of Research In International Human Resource Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 265-282

  Harris, Hilary ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4337/9781845428235.00021     Document Type: Chapter

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