A multi-method analysis of work-related preferences in three nations: Implications for inter- and intra-national human resource management

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  McGaughey, Sara L ^a   Iverson, Roderick D ^b   De Cieri, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian; Confirmatory factor analysis (LISREL VIII); International human resource management; Mexican and USA samples; Multidimensional scaling (MDS); Structure of WRPs; Work related preferences (WRPs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346194452     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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