Indicators of strategic HRM effectiveness: A case study of an Australian public sector agency during commercialization

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Teo, Stephen T T ^a   Crawford, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 16244366181     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102600503400101     Document Type: Article

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