Subcultures and employment modes: Translating HR strategy into practice

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-308

  Palthe, Jennifer ^a   Kossek, Ellen Ernst ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Employment; Human resource development; Human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038150583     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810310475532     Document Type: Article

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