Psychic distance and the challenges of expatriation from Brazil

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1039-1055

  Tanure, Betania ^a   Barcellos, Erika Penido ^b   Fleury, Maria Tereza Leme ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Culture; Expatriation; Human resources; Psychic distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249114459     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902850257     Document Type: Article

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