Diffusing 'best practice' in multinational firms: Prospects, practice and contestation

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 671-695

  Martin, Graeme ^a   Beaumont, Phil ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ABB; Benchmarking; Best practice; IHRM; MNE

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344824053     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851998340955     Document Type: Article

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