Senior expatriate leadership's effects on innovation and the role of cultural intelligence

Journal of World Business

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-369

  Elenkov, Detelin S ^a   Manev, Ivan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural intelligence; Innovation; Leadership; Senior expatriates

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549108754     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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