Western high-performance HR practices in China: A comparison among public-owned, private and foreign-invested enterprises

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 684-701

  Wang, Xiaoyun ^a   Bruning, Nealia Sue ^a   Peng, Siqing ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Companies in China; Enterprise ownership; High performance HR practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247593462     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190601179610     Document Type: Article

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