Impact of the 2007-09 global economic crisis on human resource management among Chinese export-oriented enterprises

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-64

  Shen, Jie ^a   D'Netto, Brian ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

2007 09; Asia; China; global economic crisis; HRM; management; recession

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; HUMAN RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84859171625     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2011.601163     Document Type: Article

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