The relationship between 'high-performance work practices' and employee attitudes: An investigation of additive and interaction effects

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 537-567

  Macky, Keith ^a   Boxall, Peter ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bundling; Commitment; High performance work systems; Job satisfaction; Strategic HRM; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247554899     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190601178745     Document Type: Article

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