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Expatriate Manager's Adaption and Knowledge Acquisition
Yan Li
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Description for Expatriate Manager's Adaption and Knowledge Acquisition
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJC; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 607.
This book is among the first to theoretically and empirically examine what and how Western expatriate managers learn and develop from their international assignments in China. The book draws on literature associated with expatriate studies, experiential learning theory, and knowledge acquisition to develop an expatriate learning process model. Following on from this, the study then examines expatriate learning outcomes from four perspectives: learning style transition, adaptive flexibility, global mind-sets and managerial tacit knowledge. It enhances understanding of the cultural differences between Western countries and China as well as the kinds of learning strategies successful expatriates adopt in order to quickly ... Read more
This book is among the first to theoretically and empirically examine what and how Western expatriate managers learn and develop from their international assignments in China. The book draws on literature associated with expatriate studies, experiential learning theory, and knowledge acquisition to develop an expatriate learning process model. Following on from this, the study then examines expatriate learning outcomes from four perspectives: learning style transition, adaptive flexibility, global mind-sets and managerial tacit knowledge. It enhances understanding of the cultural differences between Western countries and China as well as the kinds of learning strategies successful expatriates adopt in order to quickly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811006746
SKU
V9789811006746
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Ref
99-15
About Yan Li
Yan Li is an assistant professor at School of Management, Xiamen University, China. She received her PhD. from the University of Hull. Her research interests are international human resource management, management education and emerging economies.
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