International human resource management: Review and critique

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-70

  Schuler, Randall S ^a   Budhwar, Pawan S ^b   Florkowski, Gary W ^c  

^a School of Management and Labor Relations   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0036111310     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2370.00076     Document Type: Review

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