Comparative research in human resource management: A review and an example

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages

  Brewster, Chris ^a   Tregaskis, Olga ^a   Hegewisch, Ariane ^a   Mayne, Lesley ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative HRM; Cranfield network on european HRM (cranet E); International research; Methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009193215     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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