Service quality and human resource management: A review and research agenda

Personnel Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-77

  Redman, Tom ^a   Mathews, Brian P ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842637328     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489810368558     Document Type: Review

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