The roles of implementation and organizational culture in the HR-performance link

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 3114-3132

  Chow, Irene Hau Siu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; firm performance; HPWS; implementation; organizational culture; Taiwan Hong Kong firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862286889     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.639553     Document Type: Article

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