Development of career capital through international assignments and its transferability to new contexts

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 325-336

  Jokinen, Tiina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

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EID: 77953773143     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20351     Document Type: Article

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