The Research-Practice Gap in Human Resource Management: A Cross-Cultural Study

Human Resource Management

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 179-200

  Tenhiälä, Aino ^a   Giluk, Tamara L ^b   Kepes, Sven ^c   Simón, Cristina ^d   Oh, In Sue ^e   Kim, Seongsu ^f  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Evidence based management; HR practices; International HR

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL BINDING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; FEMININITY; FINLAND; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGER; MASCULINITY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOUTH KOREA; SPAIN; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959544234     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21656     Document Type: Article

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