The 'talk' versus the 'walk': High performance work systems, labour market flexibility and lessons from Asian workers

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-161

  Caspersz, Donella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

High performance work systems; Implementation; Malaysia; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 33645634302     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380500532214     Document Type: Article

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