Does strategic human resource management matter in high-tech sector? Some learning points for SME managers

Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-17

  Karami, Azhdar ^a   Jones, Brian M ^a   Kakabadse, Nada ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human resources management; Managers; Organizational performance; Small to medium sized enterprises; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249113976     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700810853365     Document Type: Article

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