Expatriate assignment, adjustment and effectiveness: an empirical examination of the big picture

Journal of International Business Studies - Tập 35 Số 3 - Trang 216-232 - 2004
Jeffrey P. Shay1, Sally Baack2
1School of Business Administration, University of Montana, Missoulay, USA
2College of Business, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA,

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