High performance work systems in Ireland: Human resource and organizational outcomes

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-125

  Guthrie, James P ^a   Flood, Patrick C ^b   Liu, Wenchuan ^c,d   MacCurtain, Sarah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^d CAPITAL UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (China)

Author keywords

High performance work systems; Ireland

Indexed keywords

EID: 59249097053     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802528433     Document Type: Article

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