Involvement work systems and operational effectiveness: Exploring the moderating effect of national power distance

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 332-354

  Jiang, Yuan ^a   Colakoglu, Saba ^b,c   Lepak, David P ^d   Blasi, Joseph R ^d   Kruse, Douglas L ^d  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HR diffusion across countries; multilevel analysis; organization and management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925861934     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2014.61     Document Type: Article

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