Soft and hard models of human resource management: A reappraisal

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-73

  Truss, Catherine ^a   Gratton, Lynda ^b   Hope Hailey, Veronica ^b   Mcgovern, Patrick ^b   Stiles, Philip ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030709765     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00042     Document Type: Article

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