High performance work systems and performance: The role of adaptive capability

Human Relations

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1487-1511

  Wei, Li Qun ^a   Lau, Chung Ming ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

adaptive capability; firm performance; HPWS; innovation; protected institutional environment location advantage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957074553     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726709359720     Document Type: Article

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