Human resource management and the performance of Western firms in China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 853-864

  Björkman, Ingmar ^a   Xiucheng, Fan ^b  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

China; Human resource management; Multinational corporations; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 19044383974     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190210134246     Document Type: Article

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