Using the Harvard HRM model to conceptualise the impact of changes to supervision upon HRM outcomes for different types of Australian public sector employees

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 553-573

  Brunetto, Yvonne ^a   Farr Wharton, Rodney ^b   Shacklock, Kate ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affective commitment; Employee's perception of well being; Harvard model of HRM; HRM; Professional employees; Supervision practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951897930     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.543633     Document Type: Article

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