An analysis of the functions of international transfer of managers in MNCs

Employee Relations

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 581-598

  Harzing, Anne Wil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Expatriates; Management; Multinationals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170621     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450110409248     Document Type: Article

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