Strategic human resource management in China: East meets west

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 55-70

  Liang, Xiaoya ^a   Marler, Janet H ^b   Cui, Zhiyu ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84888583867     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2012.0039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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