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Openness in Cross-Cultural Work Settings: A Multicountry Study of Expatriates

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Openness in Cross-Cultural Work Settings: A Multicountry Study of Expatriates. / Albrecht, A.-G.; Dilchert, Stephan; Deller, J. et al.
In: Journal of Personality Assessment, Vol. 96, No. 1, 02.01.2014, p. 64-75.

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Harvard

Albrecht, A-G, Dilchert, S, Deller, J & Paulus, FM 2014, 'Openness in Cross-Cultural Work Settings: A Multicountry Study of Expatriates', Journal of Personality Assessment, vol. 96, no. 1, pp. 64-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2013.821074

APA

Albrecht, A.-G., Dilchert, S., Deller, J., & Paulus, F. M. (2014). Openness in Cross-Cultural Work Settings: A Multicountry Study of Expatriates. Journal of Personality Assessment, 96(1), 64-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2013.821074

Vancouver

Albrecht AG, Dilchert S, Deller J, Paulus FM. Openness in Cross-Cultural Work Settings: A Multicountry Study of Expatriates. Journal of Personality Assessment. 2014 Jan 2;96(1):64-75. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2013.821074

Bibtex

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