Evaluation studies of cross-cultural training programs: A review of the literature from 1988 to 2000

Handbook of Intercultural Training

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 129-144

  Mendenhall, Mark E ^a   Stahl, Günter K ^b   Ehnert, Ina ^c   Oddou, Gary ^d   Osland, Joyce S ^e,f   Kühlmann, Torsten M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b INSEAD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Organization and Management Behavior   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781452231129.n5     Document Type: Chapter

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