Organizational flexibility in Canada: A study of control and safeguard rules

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 445-456

  Ng, Ignace ^a   Dastmalchian, Ali H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Control rules; Flexible strategies; Safeguard rules

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010036005     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851998341008     Document Type: Article

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