Expatriate adjustment and performance: A critical review

Handbook Of Research In International Human Resource Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 247-264

  Thomas, David C ^a   Lazarova, Mila B ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4337/9781845428235.00020     Document Type: Chapter

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