HRM as a significant factor for achieving competitiveness through people: The croatian case

International Advances in Economic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-315

  Pološki Vokić, Nina ^a   Vidović, Maja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Competitiveness through people; HR indicators; HR practices; Human resource management (HRM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149115805     PISSN: 10830898     EISSN: 1573966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11294-008-9156-9     Document Type: Article

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