How much do high-performance work practices matter? A meta-analysis of their effects on organizational performance

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 501-528

  Combs, James ^a   Liu, Yongmei ^a   Hall, Angela ^a   Ketchen, David ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747277144     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2006.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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