The role of strategic groups in understanding strategic human resource management

Personnel Review

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 513-546

  Gannon, Judie M ^a   Doherty, Liz ^b   Roper, Angela ^c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hotel and catering industry; International business; International human resource management; Strategic groups; Strategic human resource management; Strategic human resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861802531     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483481211229401     Document Type: Article

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