Human resource management issues in supply chain management research: A systematic literature review from 1998 to 2014

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 434-463

  Hohenstein, Nils Ole ^a   Feisel, Edda ^a   Hartmann, Evi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Supply chain compensation; Supply chain global mindset; Supply chain manager education; Supply chain manager recruitment; Supply chain manager skills; Supply chain performance; Supply chain talent management; Supply chain training and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922886426     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-06-2013-0175     Document Type: Article

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