Exploring human resource management practices in small and medium sized enterprises

Personnel Review

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 671-692

  Cassell, Catherine ^a   Nadin, Sara ^a   Gray, Melanie ^a   Clegg, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Interviews; Small to medium sized enterprises; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036436119     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480210445962     Document Type: Review

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