International human resource management research and institutional theory

Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 472-489

  Björkman, Ingmar ^a   Gooderham, Paul N ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

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EID: 84881857790     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849809191.00029     Document Type: Chapter

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