Developing an integrative international human resource model: The contribution of Chinese multinational enterprises

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-388

  Shen, Jie ^a   Edwards, Vincent ^b   Lee, Gloria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese IHRM; Chinese MNEs; Integrative IHRM framework; International HRM (IHRM); Intervening factors

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 23144457839     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380500068466     Document Type: Article

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