The role of cross-cultural absorptive capacity in the effectiveness of in-country cross-cultural training

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 148-164

  Tarique, Ibraiz ^a   Caligiuri, Paula ^b  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68349146319     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2009.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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