The moderating effect of human resource management practices on the relationship between knowledge absorptive capacity and project performance in project-oriented companies

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 908-920

  Popaitoon, Sujinda ^a   Siengthai, Sununta ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

HRM practices; Knowledge absorptive capacity; Project performance; Project oriented companies (POCs); Project to project

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

HRM PRACTICES; KNOWLEDGE ABSORPTIVE CAPACITIES; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PROJECT-ORIENTED COMPANIES; PROJECT-TO-PROJECT;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; HUMAN RESOURCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

THAILAND;

EID: 84901641113     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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