How executive SHRM system links to firm performance: The perspectives of upper echelon and competitive dynamics

Journal of Management

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 853-881

  Lin, Hao Chieh ^a   Shih, Chih Ting ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Competitive dynamics; Social integration; Strategic human resource management; Top management team

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849132482     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206308318612     Document Type: Article

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