Which is easier, adjusting to a similar or to a dissimilar culture? American Business expatriates in Canada and Germany

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-201

  Selmer, Jan ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

American business expatriates; Cross cultural training; Dissimilar culture; Expatriate adjustment; Similar culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049194184     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595807079385     Document Type: Article

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