HRM, rhetoric and the psychological contract: A case of 'easier said than done'

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 327-350

  Grant, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Employee expectations; Human resource management; Psychological contract; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007079117     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851999340585     Document Type: Article

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