Decoupling and coupling in global teams: Implications for human resource management

Handbook Of Research In International Human Resource Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 347-363

  Gibbs, Jennifer L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4337/9781845428235.00026     Document Type: Chapter

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