Human resource management practices in a transitional economy: A comparative study of enterprise ownership forms in Vietnam

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-47

  Thang, Le Chien ^a   Quang, Truong ^b  

^a HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Enterprise ownership forms; Equitization; HRM practices; Transitional economy; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OWNERSHIP; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM; WORLD;

EID: 12244261662     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360238052000298362     Document Type: Article

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