The relationship between perceptions of HR practices and employee outcomes: Examining the role of person-organisation and person-job fit

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 138-162

  Boon, Corine ^a   den Hartog, Deanne N ^a   Boselie, Paul ^b,c   Paauwe, Jaap ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Employee behaviours; Employee perceptions; Human resource management; Person job fit; Person organisation fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251620480     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.538978     Document Type: Article

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