Repatriation and short-term assignments: An exploration into expectations, change and dilemmas

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 286-300

  Starr, Tina L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career; Change and identity; Discourse analysis; Repatriation; Short term assignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849132736     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802670557     Document Type: Article

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