Social capital and human resource management in international joint ventures in Vietnam: A perspective from a transitional economy

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1017-1035

  Baughn, C Christopher ^a   Neupert, Kent E ^a   Anh, Phan Thi Thuc ^b   Hang, Ngo Thi Minh ^b  

^a Boise State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Alliance management; Human resource management; International joint ventures; Social capital; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953208279     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.556776     Document Type: Article

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