The transfer of human resource and management practice by Japanese multinationals to Australia: Do industry, size and experience matter?

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 72-88

  Purcell, William ^a   Nicholas, Stephen ^b   Merrett, David ^b   Whitwell, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Australia; HRM; Japanese FDI; Japanese MNEs; Management practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008493113     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851999340648     Document Type: Article

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