Labour Market Flexibility, Human Resource Management and Corporate Performance

British Journal of Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 287-306

  Michie, Jonathan ^a   Sheehan Quinn, Maura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 0035730855     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.00211     Document Type: Article

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