The unexpected side of relational e-HRM: Developing trust in the HR department

Employee Relations

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 376-397

  Bissola, Rita ^a   Imperatori, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

E HRM; Employment relations; Procedural justice; Relational HRM practices; Techonology innovativeness; Trust in the HR department

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900837018     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/ER-07-2013-0078     Document Type: Article

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