Host-country national networks and expatriate effectiveness: A mixed-methods study

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 444-450

  Bruning, Nealia S ^a   Sonpar, Karan ^b   Wang, Xiaoyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

expatriation repatriation; multiple regression analysis; networks; qualitative quantitative comparisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860821516     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2012.5     Document Type: Article

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