Managing human assets in an uncertain world: Applying real options theory to HRM

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 929-948

  Bhattacharya, Mousumi ^a   Wright, Patrick M ^b  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b and History   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resource options; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

EID: 22744436724     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500120574     Document Type: Article

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