Generating organisational performance: The contributing effects of performance measurement and human resource management practices

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1599-1622

  Bourne, Mike ^a   Pavlov, Andrey ^a   Franco Santos, Monica ^a   Lucianetti, Lorenzo ^b   Mura, Matteo ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HRM practices; Impact on performance; Performance management; Performance measurement systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888623203     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-07-2010-0200     Document Type: Article

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