Paying the piper: Choice and constraint in changing HR functional roles

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 39-63

  Truss, Catherine ^a   Gratton, Lynda ^b   Hope Hailey, Veronica ^c   Stiles, Philip ^d   Zaleska, Joanna ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Judge Institute   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 17744394623     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2002.tb00063.x     Document Type: Article

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