Human resource management at Star Alliance: Pressures for standardization and differentiation

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 306-312

  Holtbrügge, Dirk ^a   Wilson, Sarah ^b   Berg, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Ait Research   (Germany)

^c TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Star Alliance; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; DIFFERENTIATION; HUMAN RESOURCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 33750633560     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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