Understanding and supporting the career implications of international assignments

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 361-371

  Collings, David G ^a   Doherty, Noeleen ^b   Luethy, Madeleine ^c   Osborn, Derek ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d 34 Lincoln Wood ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career support; Careers; Expatriates; International assignments; MNE

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956205466     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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