Learning networks, power and legitimacy in multinational subsidiaries

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 431-447

  Tregaskis, Olga ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; International HRM; Knowledge transfer; Learning; Networks

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0345149315     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519022000031834     Document Type: Article

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