The changing roles of personnel managers: Old ambiguities, new uncertainties

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 983-1004

  Caldwell, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0011632201     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00367     Document Type: Review

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