The effects of cultural intelligence on expatriate performance: The moderating effects of international experience

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 963-981

  Lee, Li Yueh ^a   Sukoco, Badri Munir ^b  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Cultural intelligence (CQ); Effectiveness; International experience; Oerformance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953910818     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585191003783397     Document Type: Article

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