The effectiveness of more advanced human resource systems in small firms

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1914-1928

  de Grip, Andries ^a   Sieben, Inge ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Firm performance; HRM; Human capital; Pharmacies; Small firms; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349668767     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190903142373     Document Type: Article

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