The study of HRM in Spain: The Americanization of Spanish research and the politics of denial?

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-143

  Ruiz, Óscar Rodríguez ^a   Lucio, Miguel Martínez ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Americanization; Hard model of HRM; Narrative of performance; Research methods; Soft model of HRM; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749127807     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190903466921     Document Type: Article

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