Strategic HRM as process: How HR system and organizational climate strength influence Chinese employee attitudes

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1825-1842

  Li, Xiaobei ^a   Frenkel, Stephen J ^a   Sanders, Karin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; High performance work system; Human resource practices; Organizational climate; Strategic hrm; Work attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957801500     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.573965     Document Type: Article

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