e-HRM in Mexico: Adapting innovations for global competitiveness

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 418-434

  Olivas Lujan, Miguel R ^a   Ramirez, Jacobo ^b   Zapata Cantu, Laura ^b  

^a CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Human resource management; Mexico

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548247139     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720710778402     Document Type: Article

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