The Evolving Diaspora of Talent: A Perspective on Trends and Implications for Sourcing Science and Engineering Work

Journal of International Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-13

  Lewin, Arie Y ^a   Zhong, Xing ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaspora network; Organization of work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873740171     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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