The impact of human resource management on organizational performance: Progress and prospects

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 779-801

  Becker, Brian ^a   Gerhart, Barry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b State University of New York ^*

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EID: 0030305469     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256712     Document Type: Article

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