One size fits all in expatriate pre-departure training?:Comparing the host country voices of Mexican, Indonesian and US workers

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 557-571

  Vance, Charles M ^a   Paik, Yongsun ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Customization; Expatriates; Indonesia; Mexico; Training; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134859     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710210434665     Document Type: Article

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