Cultural intelligence and expatriate cross-cultural adjustment: A configurational approach (2024)

Lei, L., Thornton, S. (Accepted/In press). Cultural intelligence and expatriate cross-cultural adjustment: A configurational approach. In Proceedings of the 66th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (Proceedings of Academy of International Business; Vol. 2024).

Lei, Lianghui ; Thornton, Sabrina ; Huang, Qihai. / Cultural intelligence and expatriate cross-cultural adjustment : A configurational approach. Proceedings of the 66th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business . 2024. (Proceedings of Academy of International Business).

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Lei, L, Thornton, S 2024, Cultural intelligence and expatriate cross-cultural adjustment: A configurational approach. in Proceedings of the 66th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business . Proceedings of Academy of International Business, vol. 2024, 66th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2/07/24.

Cultural intelligence and expatriate cross-cultural adjustment : A configurational approach. / Lei, Lianghui; Thornton, Sabrina; Huang, Qihai.

Proceedings of the 66th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business . 2024. (Proceedings of Academy of International Business; Vol. 2024).

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Lei L, Thornton S, Huang Q. Cultural intelligence and expatriate cross-cultural adjustment: A configurational approach. In Proceedings of the 66th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business . 2024. (Proceedings of Academy of International Business).