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Determinants of the success of international assignees as knowledge transferors: a theoretical framework

Jaime Bonache Cranfield University, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Celia Zárraga-Oberty Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Pages 1-18 | Published online: 14 Feb 2008

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