Evolving human resource management in Southern African multinational firms: Towards an Afro-Asian nexus

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2938-2958

  Horwitz, Frank M ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emerging market multinational firms; emerging markets; human resource management; transitional economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862273965     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2012.671512     Document Type: Article

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