Strategic HRM in China: Configurations and competitive advantage

Human Resource Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 687-706

  Chow, Irene H ^a   Huang, Jia Chi ^b   Liu, Shanshi ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 56749140796     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20240     Document Type: Article

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