Innovation and Chinese HRM research and practice: Problems and promises – introduction to editors' forum

Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-116

  Greg, G Wang ^a   Lamond, David ^b   Zhang, Yichi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese HRM research; Creativity; Innovation; National innovation system; Novelty; Originality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992974093     PISSN: 20408005     EISSN: 20408013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JCHRM-06-2013-0025     Document Type: Article

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