HRM configurations in Korean venture firms: Resource availability, institutional force and strategic choice perspectives

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1759-1782

  Bae, Johngseok ^a   Yu, Gyu Chang ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Control based HRM; High performance HRM; HRM configuration; Korea; Strategic human resource management (HRM); Venture firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744548468     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500239499     Document Type: Article

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