Exploring the associations of culture with careers and the mediating role of HR practices: A conceptual model

Career Development International

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 401-418

  Kats, Merel M S ^a   van Emmerik, I J Hetty ^b   Blenkinsopp, John ^c   Khapova, Svetlana N ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Culture; Human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956505978     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620431011066268     Document Type: Article

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