Expatriates social networks: The role of company size

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2306-2322

  Stroppa, Christina ^a   Spieß, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross cultural adjustment; Network partners; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049273772     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2010.516586     Document Type: Article

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