Human resource management trends in the USA: Challenges in the midst of prosperity

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 269-278

  Konrad, Alison M ^a   Deckop, John ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Trends; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035632531     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720110398374     Document Type: Article

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