Taxonomy of firms with reference to human resource strategies: Some observations from an employers' survey on women returners

Personnel Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 43-65

  Sutherland, John ^a   Stewart, Gerry ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Human resource planning; Recruitment; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031541253     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489710157788     Document Type: Review

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