Managing human resource capabilities for sustainable competitive advantage: An empirical analysis from Indian global organisations

Education and Training

Volumn 47, Issue 8-9, 2005, Pages 628-639

  Khandekar, Aradhana ^a   Sharma, Anuradha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Human resource management; India; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344431927     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910510633161     Document Type: Article

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