Are the human resource practices of effective firms distinctly different from those of poorly performing ones? Evidence from Taiwanese enterprises

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 436-451

  Huang, Tung Chun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decision making; Employee behaviour; Involvement; Organizational performance; Strategic human resource management; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345683950     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851900339945     Document Type: Article

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