Patterns and determinants of human resource management change in Korean venture firms after the financial crisis

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1006-1028

  Kim, Youngshin ^a   Bae, Johngseok ^a   Yu, Gyu Chang ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

blueprint; change of HRM; high performing HRM system; human resource management; inertia; Korea; strategic choice; unavoidable choice; venture firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873697874     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2012.743473     Document Type: Article

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