Strategic human resource management of Japanese multinationals – A case study of Japanese multinational companies in the UK

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 714-732

  Basu, Dipak R ^a   Miroshnik, Victoria ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Japanese management styles; Management; Multinationals; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986105976     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621719910300775     Document Type: Article

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