Global careers: A social capital paradox

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 992-1008

  Mäkelä, Kristina ^a   Suutari, Vesa ^b  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Expatriation; Global careers; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249125601     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902850216     Document Type: Article

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