In search of sustained competitive advantage: The impact of organizational culture, competitive strategy and human resource management practices on firm performance

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-35

  Chan, Lismen L M ^a   Shaffer, Margaret A ^b   Snape, Ed ^c  

^a McDonald's Corporation   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

High performance human resource practices; Organizational culture; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; HUMAN RESOURCE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

EID: 1442265199     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000157320     Document Type: Article

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