Strategic human resource management: an organisational learning perspective

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 249-263

  Rodriguez, Jesus M ^a   Ordonez de Pablos, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

human capital; organisational configurations; organisational knowledge; Organisational learning; resource based view; strategic human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944391351     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhrdm.2002.001028     Document Type: Article

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