Human resource strategy and firm performance in Pacific Rim countries

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1308-1332

  Bae, Johngseok ^a   Chen, Shyh Jer ^b   Wan, Tai Wai David ^c   Lawler, John J ^d   Walumbwa, Fred Ochieng ^e  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian countries; Firm performance; Globalization; High performance; HR strategy; Multinational corporations; Work system

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 1242310780     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000145774     Document Type: Article

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