Power and influence of the human resources function through boundary spanning and information management

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-148

  Russ, Gail S ^b   Galang, Maria Carmen ^c   Ferris, Gerald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0000233284     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4822(98)80001-6     Document Type: Article

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