Human resource management problems over the life cycle of small to medium-sized firms

Human Resource Management

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-335

  Rutherford, Matthew W ^a   Buller, Paul F ^a   McMullen, Patrick R ^b  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842631511     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.10093     Document Type: Article

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