In search of the changing role of the corporate human resource function in the international firm

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1061-1081

  Scullion, Hugh ^a   Starkey, Ken ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Corporate human resource function; International business

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007014598     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190050177166     Document Type: Article

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