An empirically-derived multidimensional measure of expatriate success: Reconciling the discord

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 982-998

  Hemmasi, Masoud ^a   Downes, Meredith ^a   Varner, Iris I ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expatriate effectiveness; Expatriate success; Expatriate turnover; Factor analysis; Multidimensional measures; Overseas assignments

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953896021     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585191003783447     Document Type: Article

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