A new approach to the best practices debate: Are best practices applied to all employees in the same way?

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 56-75

  Melián González, Santiago ^a   Verano Tacorante, Domingo ^a  

^a Depto de Metodos Cuantitativos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Best practices; Contingency factors; HRM; Job characteristics

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE;

EID: 10744227888     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/098519032000157339     Document Type: Article

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