Firms' human resource in information system and sustainable performance: Does their organizational identity matter?

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 3838-3855

  Li, Ji ^a   Tang, Guiyao ^b   Chen, Yang ^c  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

environmental protection; manufacturing industry; organizational identity orientation; sustainable performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864682072     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2012.665074     Document Type: Article

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