The efficacy of high performance work practices in the Middle East: evidence from Algerian firms

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 252-275

  Ramdani, Boumediene ^a   Mellahi, Kamel ^b   Guermat, Cherif ^c   Kechad, Rabah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Laboratoire des EDP   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Algeria; high performance work practices; HRM; Middle East; performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887117156     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2013.826918     Document Type: Article

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