Expatriate adjustment from the inside out: An autoethnographic account

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 252-268

  Friedman, Perley Ann ^a   Dyke, Lorraine S ^a   Murphy, Steven A ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autoethnography; Cross cultural adjustment; Culture shock; Expatriates; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849086123     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802670524     Document Type: Article

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