The cyclical effect of expatriate satisfaction on organizational performance: The role of firm international orientation

The Learning Organization

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 122-134

  Downes, Meredith ^a   Thomas, Anisya S ^b   Mclarney, Carolan ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Expatriates; Multinationals; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986079180     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470010335845     Document Type: Article

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