Measuring human resources: An overview of practice and a prescription for results

Human Resource Management

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 303-320

  Ulrich, Dave ^a  

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EID: 0031236513     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-050x(199723)36:3<303::aid-hrm3>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Review

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