The mediating effects of expatriate adjustment and operational capability on the success of expatriation

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1191-1204

  Lee, Li Yueh ^a   Sukoco, Badri Munir ^b  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Expatriation; Operational capability; Performance; Personality; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249113062     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.9.1191     Document Type: Article

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