Knowledge appropriation and HRM: The MNC experience in Tanzania

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2854-2873

  Kamoche, Ken ^a   Newenham Kahindi, Aloysius ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

HRM; knowledge appropriation; MNC banks; normalization; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862297392     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2012.671507     Document Type: Article

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