Human resource and industrial relations practices of UK and US multinationals in Germany

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 732-749

  Muller, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Germany; HRM; International human resource management; IR; MNC

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042983971     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851998340982     Document Type: Article

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