Human resource management and performance in European firms

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-272

  Rizov, Marian ^a   Croucher, Richard ^a,b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European social model; Firm performance; HRM practices; Institutions; Labour extraction function; Varieties of capitalism

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIRM SIZE; HUMAN RESOURCE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 62649172671     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/ben037     Document Type: Article

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