International recruitment and selection practices of South Korean multinationals in China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 24, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 3325-3342

  Kang, Haiying ^a   Shen, Jie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

expatriate; international human resource management; international recruitment and selection; international staffing; multinational enterprise; repatriation; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881669957     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2013.770777     Document Type: Article

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