Efficacy of high-performance work practices in Chinese companies

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2419-2441

  Wang, Shuhong ^a   Yi, Xiang ^b   Lawler, John ^c   Zhang, Mingrui ^d  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d Center for Human Resource Research   (China)

Author keywords

China; HRM practices; Organizational commitment; Turnover intentions; Work withdrawal

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960923303     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.584406     Document Type: Article

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