Perceived Labor Productivity in Small Firms-The Effects of High-Performance Work Systems and Group Culture Through Employee Retention

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-235

  Patel, Pankaj C ^a   Conklin, Betty ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Excellerator LLC ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84858433217     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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