New China – old ways?: A case study of the prospects for implementing human resource management practices in a Chinese state-owned enterprise

Employee Relations

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-60

  Lewis, Philip ^a  

^a Cheltenham Gloucester College of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits; China; Employee relations; Human resource management; Organizational performance; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986159901     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450310453517     Document Type: Article

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