Worlds colliding: The translation of modern management practices within a UK based subsidiary of a Korean-owned MNC

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1437-1455

  Glover, Linda ^a   Wilkinson, Adrian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

HRM; Management experiences; Multinationals; Quality management; Translation of practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548564255     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190701502562     Document Type: Article

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