An empirical study of human resource management practices in family firms in China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2095-2119

  Kim, Youngok ^a   Gao, Fei Yi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Culture; Family firms; Firm size; HRM formalization; Institution; Location; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957819287     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2010.509619     Document Type: Article

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