The relationships of organizational justice, social exchange, psychological contract, and expatriate adjustment: An example of Taiwanese business expatriates

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1090-1107

  Chen, Huei Fang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Expatriate adjustment; Organizational justice; Psychological contract; Social exchange; Taiwanese business expatriates

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953901925     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585191003783520     Document Type: Article

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