Changes in institutional context and MNC operations in China: Subsidiary HRM practices in 1996 versus 2006

International Business Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-158

  Björkman, Ingmar ^a   Smale, Adam ^b   Sumelius, Jennie ^a   Suutari, Vesa ^b   Lu, Yuan ^c  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; HRM transfer; Institutional change; MNC subsidiaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 42749092971     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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