The changing nature of expatriation: Exploring cross-cultural adaptation through narrativity

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1468-1486

  Siljanen, Tuula ^a   Lämsä, Anna Maija ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cross cultural adaptation; Expatriate; Expatriation; Middle East; Narrative; Not for profit organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349737687     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902983298     Document Type: Article

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