Diffusing 'best practice' in Chinese multinationals: The motivation, facilitation and limitations

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2147-2165

  Zhang, Miao ^a   Edwards, Christine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

China; HRM; Multinational companies; Transfer; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 37049013731     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190701695291     Document Type: Article

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