Networking abroad: A process model of how expatriates form support ties to facilitate adjustment

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 434-454

  Farh, Crystal ^a   Bartol, Kathryn ^a   Shapiro, Debra ^a   Shin, Jiseon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 77953331307     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2010.51142246     Document Type: Review

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