Preferences for involving employees in the management of organisations: the USA versus Mexico

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 298-307

  Ghorpade, Jai ^a   Lackritz, Jim ^a   Singh, Gangaram ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; employee involvement program; international human resource management; international management; structural equations model

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049248673     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhrdm.2002.001031     Document Type: Article

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