High involvement work system, work-family conflict, and expatriate performance - examining Taiwanese expatriates in China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2013-2030

  Shih, Hsi An ^a   Chiang, Yun Hwa ^b   Hsu, Chu Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Expatriate job performance; Expatriate job satisfaction; High involvement work system (HIWS); Work family conflict (WFC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957773496     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2010.505101     Document Type: Article

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