Human resource management in Botswana: Approaches to enhancing productivity in the public sector

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 108-121

  Hope Sr , Kempe Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Human resource management; Productivity; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039494655     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851999340666     Document Type: Article

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