Global integration and local responsiveness in multinational subsidiaries: Some strategy, structure, and human resource contingencies

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-373

  Brock, David M ^a,c,d,e   Siscovick, Ilene C ^b,f  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Seattle Off William M Mercer Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resources; Multinational; Strategy; Subsidiary

Indexed keywords

EID: 73449101456     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1038411107082278.     Document Type: Article

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