Openness in cross-cultural work settings: A multicountry study of expatriates

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-75

  Albrecht, Anne Grit ^a   Dilchert, Stephan ^b   Deller, Jürgen ^c   Paulus, Frieder M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84891373530     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2013.821074     Document Type: Article

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