Managing the duality of IHRM: Unravelling the strategy and perceptions of key actors in South Korean MNCs

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2333-2353

  Chung, Chul ^a   Bozkurt, Ödül ^a   Sparrow, Paul ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

duality; global integration; international human resource management; Korean MNCs; local responsiveness; multinational corporation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859620456     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.625966     Document Type: Article

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