About facts, fiction and forces in human resource management

Human Systems Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 161-172

  Bolwijn, Piet T ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Kumpe, Ted ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Inst Bus Eng and Technol Applic

^d KPMG   (Netherlands)

^e PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Evolution; Flexibility; Human Resource Management; Innovativeness; Management philosophy; Market demands; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009956722     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/hsm-1996-15303     Document Type: Article

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