R and D personnel and human resource management in multinational companies: Between homogenization and differentiation

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 449-468

  Béret, Pierre ^a   Mendez, Ariel ^a   Paraponaris, Claude ^a   Richez Battesti, Nadine ^b  

^a The Institute of Labour Economics and Industrial Sociology LEST   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Europe; Globalization; International HRM; MNCs; National diversity; R and D

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0345581174     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519022000031843     Document Type: Article

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