Thinking strategically about integrating repatriated managers in MNCs

Human Resource Management

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 769-792

  Jassawalla, Avan R ^a   Sashittal, Hemant C ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

HRM strategy; Managing repatriation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049114095     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20313     Document Type: Article

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