The impact of Investors in People: A case study of a hospital trust

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 44-60

  Grugulis, Irena ^a   Bevitt, Sheena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041323271     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2002.tb00070.x     Document Type: Article

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