The paradox of international talent: Alternative forms of international assignments

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1439-1450

  Meyskens, Moriah ^a   Von Glinow, Mary Ann ^a   Werther Jr , William B ^b   Clarke, Linda ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative assignments; Expatriate; Global HRM; IHRM; International assignments; International talent

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249120486     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902909988     Document Type: Article

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