Talent management in China and India: A comparison of management perceptions and human resource practices

Journal of World Business

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 225-235

  Cooke, Fang Lee ^a,b   Saini, Debi S ^c   Wang, Jue ^a  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

China; Culture; India; Rewards; Strategic HRM; Talent management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894237355     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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