Human resource management practices in a transition economy: Challenges and prospects

Management Research News

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-76

  Okpara, John O ^a   Wynn, Pamela ^a  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing countries; Human resource management; Nigeria; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349193376     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170810845958     Document Type: Article

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