Home alone and often unprepared - Intercultural communication training for expatriated partners in German MNCs

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1765-1791

  Kupka, Bernd ^a   Everett, Andre M ^b   Cathro, Virginia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Expatriation; Intercultural communication training; Trailing partners

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349149122     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802323819     Document Type: Article

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