Mind the gap: Application-based analysis of cultural adjustment models

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 538-552

  Sobre Denton, Miriam ^a   Hart, Dan ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety Uncertainty Management model; Cross cultural adaptation; Cross cultural training; Stress Adaptation Growth model; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749158847     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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