Knowledge strategies, firm types, and complementarity in Human-Resource Practices

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-27

  Laursen, Keld ^a,b   Mahnke, Volker ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b Danish Ministry for Trade and Industry   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complementarities; Human resource practices; Innovation; Knowledge coordination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012644403     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017985623502     Document Type: Article

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