Organization Context and Human Resource Management in the Small Firm

Small Business Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 273-291

  de Kok, Jan ^a   Uhlaner, Lorraine M ^b  

^a EIM Group   (Netherlands)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035602717     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012238224409     Document Type: Article

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