Mass production is alive and well: The future of work and organization in east Asia

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 397-409

  Gamble, Jos ^a   Morris, Jonathan ^b   Wilkinson, Barry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business strategy; Corporate control; East Asian investment in China and Malaysia; HRM strategy; Work Organization

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; HUMAN RESOURCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 1642325899     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000158572     Document Type: Article

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