Network capitalism: The role of human resources in penetrating the China market

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 517-534

  Tung, Rosalie L ^a   Worm, Verner ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

European multinationals; Firm performance; Guanxi (connections)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042292490     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09586190110037074     Document Type: Article

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