Expatriate mangers: A historical review

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-296

  Harvey, Michael ^a   Moeller, Miriam ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 68949136005     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2009.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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