Developing effective global relationships through staffing with inpatriate managers: The role of interpersonal trust

Journal of International Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-161

  Harvey, Michael ^a,b   Reiche, B Sebastian ^c   Moeller, Miriam ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Global management; Inpatriate; Staffing; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954904200     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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