A problematic transition to a strategic role: Human resource management in industrial enterprises in China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 513-531

  Zhu, Cherrie Jiuhua ^a   Cooper, Brian ^a   De Cieri, Helen ^a   Dowling, Peter J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Human resource function; Strategic role

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444487648     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500051514     Document Type: Article

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