Influence of family presence on expatriate outcomes

Brittany K. Mercado; Anne-Grit Albrecht; Frieder M. Paulus; Stephan Dilchert; Deniz S. Ones; Jürgen Deller

Influence of family presence on expatriate outcomes

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Influence of family presence on expatriate outcomes. / Mercado, Brittany K.; Albrecht, Anne-Grit; Paulus, Frieder M. et al.

Managing expatriates: Success factors in private and public domains. ed. / Brenton M. Wiernik; Heiko Rüger; Deniz S. Ones. Opladen : Verlag Babara Budrich, 2018. p. 255-270 (Beiträge zur Bevölkerungswissenschaft; Vol. 50).

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Harvard

Mercado, BK, Albrecht, A-G, Paulus, FM, Dilchert, S, Ones, DS & Deller, J 2018, Influence of family presence on expatriate outcomes. in BM Wiernik, H Rüger & DS Ones (eds), Managing expatriates: Success factors in private and public domains. Beiträge zur Bevölkerungswissenschaft, vol. 50, Verlag Babara Budrich, Opladen, pp. 255-270.

APA

Mercado, B. K., Albrecht, A-G., Paulus, F. M., Dilchert, S., Ones, D. S., & Deller, J. (2018). Influence of family presence on expatriate outcomes. In B. M. Wiernik, H. Rüger, & D. S. Ones (Eds.), Managing expatriates: Success factors in private and public domains (pp. 255-270). (Beiträge zur Bevölkerungswissenschaft; Vol. 50). Verlag Babara Budrich.

Vancouver

Mercado BK, Albrecht A-G, Paulus FM, Dilchert S, Ones DS, Deller J. Influence of family presence on expatriate outcomes. In Wiernik BM, Rüger H, Ones DS, editors, Managing expatriates: Success factors in private and public domains. Opladen: Verlag Babara Budrich. 2018. p. 255-270. (Beiträge zur Bevölkerungswissenschaft).

Bibtex

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