Moving beyond the mechanistic model: An alternative approach to staffing for contemporary organizations

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-184

  Stewart, Greg L ^a   Carson, Kenneth P ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031161523     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4822(97)90021-8     Document Type: Article

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