Human resource management in relation to generic strategies: A comparison of chemical and food & drink companies in the Netherlands and Great Britain

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 383-412

  Heijltjes, Mariëlle ^a   Witteloostuijn, Arjen van ^a   Sorge, Arndt ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business systems; Generic strategies; HRM strategies; Human resource management; Industrial relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011937214     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585199600000135     Document Type: Article

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