European female expatriate careers: Critical success factors

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 392-418

  Linehan, Margaret ^a,b   Scullion, Hugh ^c  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expatriates; Interpersonal communications; Mentoring; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986174473     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590110407191     Document Type: Article

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