Effecting HRM-style practices through an integrated human resource information system: An e-greenfield site?

Personnel Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 351-370

  Tansley, Carole ^a   Newell, Sue ^b   Williams, Hazel ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Employee relations; Human resource information systems; Human resource management; Organizational philosophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035588410     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480110385870     Document Type: Article

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