Contextualization and strategic international human resource management approaches: The case of Central America and Panama

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2218-2236

  Osland, Asbjorn ^a   Osland, Joyce S ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central America and Panama; Hybrid model; IHRM

Indexed keywords

EID: 30844444553     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500358653     Document Type: Article

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