Realising competitive advantage through HRM in New Zealand service industries

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 741-760

  Browning, Vicky ^a   Edgar, Fiona ^a   Gray, Brendan ^a   Garrett, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Best practice; Competitive advantage; Human resource management; Service culture; Service industry

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; HUMAN RESOURCE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MANAGEMENT; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); SERVICE SECTOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRAINING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 70449569466     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060902749237     Document Type: Article

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