Expatriate adjustment: A more nuanced view

International Human Resource Management: A European Perspective: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 130-149

  Haslberger, Arno ^a  

^a WEBSTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956013785     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203891391     Document Type: Chapter

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