Irreconcilable differences? Strategic human resource management and employee well-being

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 270-294

  Brown, Michelle ^a   Metz, Isabel ^b   Cregan, Christina ^a   Kulik, Carol T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employee advocate; Employee well being; HR profession; Strategic partner

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049139383     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1038411109106859     Document Type: Article

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