Able, willing, and knowing: The effects of HR practices on commitment and effort in 26 European countries

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2835-2851

  Koster, Ferry ^a,b,c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative human resource management; Human resource practices; International comparative research; Multilevel analysis; Organizational commitment; Work effort

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052409833     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.599946     Document Type: Article

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