HRM in the airline industry: Strategies and outcomes

Personnel Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 438-453

  Boyd, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airlines; Health and safety; Human resource management; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035644937     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480110393394     Document Type: Article

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