The diffusion of HR practices in Chinese workplaces and organizational outcomes

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 651-685

  Gahan, Peter G ^a,b,d   Michelotti, Marco ^b   Standing, Guy ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; HRM; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866995371     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391206500308     Document Type: Review

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