Organizational expatriates and self-initiated expatriates: Who adjusts better to work and life in Japan?

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1096-1112

  Peltokorpi, Vesa ^a   Froese, Fabian Jintae ^b  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross cultural adjustment; Japan; Organizational expatriate; Self initiated expatriate

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249103316     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902850299     Document Type: Article

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