The transfer of HRM policies and practices to a transitional business system: The case of performance management practices in the US and Japanese MNEs operating in Vietnam

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3513-3527

  Vo, Anne ^a   Stanton, Pauline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Institutionalism; Performance management; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053290357     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.560876     Document Type: Review

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