Forging a comparative institutional advantage in Argentina: Implications for theory and praxis

Human Relations

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 553-572

  Friel, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

comparative and cross cultural HRM; employment law; industrial relations; International HRM; labour markets; management; organizational theory; small businesses; SMEs; strategic and international management; trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953727892     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726710396244     Document Type: Article

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