Repatriation in Australian organisations: Effects of function and value of international assignment on program scope

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-313

  Newton, Sarah ^a   Hutchings, Kate ^a,b   Kabanoff, Boris ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Experience; Function; Repatriation; Scope

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449094722     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1038411107082275.     Document Type: Article

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