The role of corporate culture in the process of strategic human resource management evidence from chinese enterprises

Human Resource Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 777-794

  Wei, Li Qun ^a   Liu, Jun ^b   Zhang, Yichi ^c   Chiu, Randy K ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Renmin Business School   (China)

^c Peking University

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EID: 56749167942     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20244     Document Type: Article

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