Marital status and work outcomes of self-initiated expatriates: Is there a moderating effect of gender?

Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-213

  Selmer, Jan ^a   Lauring, Jakob ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Career development; Expatriates; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955702532     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527601111126021     Document Type: Article

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