Human resource management as a determining factor in organizational learning

Management Learning

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-239

  López, Susana Pérez ^a   Peón, José Manuel Montes ^a   Ordás, Camilo José Vazquez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contingent compensation; Employee participation in decision making; Human resource management; Organizational learning; Selective hiring; Strategic training

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747625882     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507606063443     Document Type: Article

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