Cross-cultural conflict and expatriate manager adjustment: An exploratory study

Management Decision

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 837-849

  Jassawalla, Avan ^a   Truglia, Ciara ^a   Garvey, Jennifer ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Expatriates; Managers; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992986661     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740410550916     Document Type: Article

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