Building ambidexterity: The role of human resource practices in the performance of firms from Spain

Human Resource Management

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-211

  Prieto, Isabel M ^a   Pilar Perez Santana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ambidextrous learning; Exploitation; Exploration; Human resource management; Social climates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859121372     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21463     Document Type: Article

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