Strategic human resource management and its effects on firm performance: An implementation of the competing values framework

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 680-699

  Panayotopoulou, Leda ^a   Bourantas, Dimitris ^b   Papalexandris, Nancy ^b  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Competing values framework; Environment; Greece; HRM; Performance; Strategy

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

GREECE;

EID: 0345530116     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000057781     Document Type: Article

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