A critical review of human resource management studies (1978-2007) in the People's Republic of China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2194-2227

  Zheng, Connie ^a   Lamond, David ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Human resource management; Institutional; International; Management; Performance; Personnel; Work practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849083431     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190903239609     Document Type: Article

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