The increasing complexity of the internationally mobile professional: Issues for research and practice

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 307-320

  Mckenna, Steve ^a   Richardson, Julia ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flexible labour; Labour mobility; Labour specialization; Social capital; World economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986084404     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600710830331     Document Type: Review

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