How HRM control affects boundary-spanning employees' behavioural strategies and satisfaction: The moderating impact of cultural performance orientation

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1951-1975

  Onyemah, Vincent ^a   Rouziès, Dominique ^b   Panagopoulos, Nikolaos G ^c  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HEC PARIS   (France)

^c ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boundary spanning employees; HRM control; National culture; Performance orientation; Sales force control systems; Salespeople

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957797527     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2010.505096     Document Type: Article

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