HRM strategies and MNCs from emerging economies in the UK

European Business Review

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 404-419

  Chang, Yi Ying ^a   Wilkinson, Adrian J ^b   Mellahi, Kamel ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Multinational companies; Socio economic regions; Taiwan; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548010970     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340710818987     Document Type: Article

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