Examining the impact of human resource practices on organizational performance by using the AHP/DEA model

International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3401-3412

  Tseng, Ya Fen ^a   Lee, Tzai Zang ^b   Wu, Chien Hsing ^c  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AHP; DEA; Efficiency; Human resource practices; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

AHP; DEA; DECISION MAKERS; DECISION-MAKING UNITS; FIRM EFFICIENCIES; HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES; HUMAN RESOURCES; INPUT/OUTPUT; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; RANKING MODEL;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 77956240666     PISSN: 13494198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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