Developing the local competence of expatriate managers for emerging markets: A knowledge-based approach

Journal of World Business

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-196

  Li, Shenxue ^a   Scullion, Hugh ^b  

^a University of Nottingham   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

China; Expatriate manager; Knowledge based view; Local competence; Local knowledge; Local talent development in emerging markets; Talent management

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749110209     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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