The diffusion of human resource management practices among Chinese Firms: The role of Western multinational corporations

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 43-60

  Björkman, Ingmar ^a  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; WESTERN WORLD; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CHINA;

EID: 0037931551     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713999183     Document Type: Article

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