Strategy, human resource management and performance: Sharpening line of sight

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-56

  Buller, Paul F ^a   McEvoy, Glenn M ^b  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HRM and performance; Line of sight; Strategic human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 83155181305     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2011.11.002     Document Type: Review

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