The contribution of e-HRM to HRM effectiveness: Results from a quantitative study in a Dutch Ministry

Employee Relations

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 280-291

  Ruël, Huub J M ^a   Bondarouk, Tanya V ^b   Van Der Velde, Mandy ^c  

^a Kuwait Maastricht Business School   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer based learning; Human resource management; The Netherlands; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247400290     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450710741757     Document Type: Article

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