Expatriate stories about cultural encounters-A narrative approach to cultural learning processes in multinational companies

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 248-257

  Gertsen, Martine Cardel ^a   Søderberg, Anne Marie ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross cultural training; Cultural intelligence; Cultural learning; Expatriation; Global HR strategy; Globalization; International assignments; International business; Narration; Organizational development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955770953     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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