Strategic human resources management is irrelevant when it comes to highly skilled professionals in the Canadian new economy

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1113-1131

  Chasserio, Stéphanie ^a   Legault, Marie Josée ^b  

^a LSMRC EA 4112   (France)

^b Tel e University of Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business to business (B2B) technology services companies; Highly skilled professionals; Informal management; New economy; Organizational commitment; Strategic HRM theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249125875     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902850307     Document Type: Article

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