Intercultural knowledge management: Exploring models for repatriation competency transfer in the global workplace

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 297-309

  Velde, Christine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intercultural knowledge management; Repatriation competency transfer; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958196678     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2010.036085     Document Type: Article

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