Perceived organizational support and expatriate performance: Understanding a mediated model

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 25, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 2438-2462

  Kawai, Norifumi ^a   Strange, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affective commitment; expatriate performance; international assignments; perceived organizational support; work adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902850768     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2014.884615     Document Type: Article

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