Skills for successful international assignments to, from and within Asia and the Pacific: implications for preparation, support and training

Management Decision

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 631-643

  Fontaine, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Communications; Expatriates; International trade; National cultures; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132032     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749710176190     Document Type: Article

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