Converging human resource management: A comparison between Estonian and Finnish HRM

Baltic Journal of Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-101

  Vanhala, Sinikka ^a   Kaarelson, Tõnu ^b   Alas, Ruth ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b ESTONIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Comparative tests; Estonia; Human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749113539     PISSN: 17465265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465260610640895     Document Type: Article

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