Strategic positioning of HRM in knowledge-based organizations

The Learning Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-44

  Thite, Mohan ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Knowledge management; Knowledge organizations; Performance management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993055788     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470410515715     Document Type: Article

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