HRM lives inside and outside the firm: Employers, skill shortages and the local labour market in China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2173-2193

  Li, Yiqiong ^a   Sheldon, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Employee poaching; Foreign invested enterprises; Hrm; Local labour markets; Skill shortages

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957807674     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2010.509623     Document Type: Article

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