Toward a unifying framework for exploring fit and flexibility in strategic human resource management

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 756-772

  Wright, Patrick M ^a   Snell, Scott A ^a  

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EID: 0032342292     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1998.1255637     Document Type: Article

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