International business travellers: A challenge for IHRM

Handbook Of Research In International Human Resource Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 283-301

  Welch, Denice E ^a   Worm, Verner ^b  

^a Mt Eliza Business School   (Australia)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

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EID: 84890972460     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845428235.00022     Document Type: Chapter

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