Differences in international human resource development among indigenous firms and multinational affiliates in East and Southeast Asia

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 383-405

  Bartlett, Kenneth R ^a   Lawler, John J ^b   Bae, Johngseok ^c   Chen, Shyh Jer ^d   Wan, David ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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

^c Seoul Natinonal University   (South Korea)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 8344260281     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1040     Document Type: Article

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