Personal attributes of expatriate managers, subordinate ethnocentrism, and expatriate success: A host-country perspective

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1754-1768

  Templer, Klaus J ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ethnocentrism; Expatriates; Host country nationals; Performance; Personal attributes; Work adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956505973     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2010.500493     Document Type: Article

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