On becoming a strategic partner: The role of human resources in gaining competitive advantage

Human Resource Management

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-46

  Barney, Jay B ^a   Wright, Patrick M ^a  

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EID: 0032011409     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-050X(199821)37:1<31::AID-HRM4>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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