An evaluation of the Investors in People Standard

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 47-60

  Alberga, Trixy ^a   Tyson, Shaun ^a   Parsons, David ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002798245     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.1997.tb00281.x     Document Type: Article

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