Internationalization and HRM strategies across subsidiaries in multinational corporations from emerging economies-A conceptual framework

Journal of World Business

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-258

  Thite, Mohan ^a   Wilkinson, Adrian ^a   Shah, Dhara ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Global HR strategies; India; Internationalization strategies; New multinationals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857233613     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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