Human resource management systems and their role in the development of strategic resources: Empirical evidence

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 474-489

  Ordóñez Pablos, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Human resource management; Knowledge management; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986119992     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590410542701     Document Type: Article

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