A review and agenda for expatriate HRM

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 32-41

  Brewster, Chris ^a   Scullion, Hugh ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986158787     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.1997.tb00424.x     Document Type: Article

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