New directions in the management of human resources in Africa

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2825-2834

  Kamoche, Ken ^a   Chizema, Amon ^b   Mellahi, Kamel ^c   Newenham Kahindi, Aloysius ^d  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; cross vergence; human resource management; indigenous practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862286554     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2012.671504     Document Type: Editorial

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